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The Biden Administration’s Budget Proposal Highlights

John ZangJune 10, 2021June 14, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by David Mark, heblo, & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The Biden administration released the full version of its fiscal 2022 budget. The budget calls for $6...

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The 2020 CR: What’s Inside

John ZangSeptember 30, 2020September 30, 2020

H.R. 8337 would extend government funding through December 11, 2020, averting a government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1. The continuing resolution (CR) would generally extend fiscal 2020 funding...

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2020 Congressional Fall Outlook

John ZangSeptember 9, 2020September 8, 2020

DMGS Article Highlights: Congress returns after Labor Day for brief legislative sessionSeveral important bills could be delayed until post-election lame-duck period Congress gets back to work in Washington this week...

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What’s in the $2 Trillion Virus Aid Bill?

John ZangMarch 27, 2020October 26, 2020

As of Friday afternoon, the House & Senate have both passed H.R. 748, the CARES Act, which provides roughly $2 trillion to individuals, businesses, and states in response to the...

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What’s in the Nov. ’19 CR?

John ZangNovember 27, 2019December 1, 2019

Congress finally passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government for another month. Funding for federal agencies was extended through December 20 under a stopgap funding measure that...

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The Week in Washington – 09/06/2019

John ZangSeptember 6, 2019September 6, 2019

North Carolina Special Elections Two special elections in the State of North Carolina will determine the newest members of the House. Voters in the 9th District are choosing between Dan...

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The Week in Washington – 08/09/2019

John ZangAugust 9, 2019August 17, 2020

McConnell Weighs Background Checks Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that gun legislation will be at the top of the Senate's agenda once legislators return from the August recess....

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Consideration of H.R. 2500, Fiscal 2020 NDAA

John ZangJuly 11, 2019July 11, 2019

United States military programs would be reauthorized at the amount of $733 billion under H.R. 2500, the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill would provide $633 billion...

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