The Senate Budget Committee last week advanced reform legislation that would require lawmakers to pass two-year budget resolutions. The appropriations cycle would continue to be annual.
Despite a 15-6 committee vote and growing frustrations about the dysfunctional pace of the appropriations process, the bill is unlikely to become law. Similar reform plans have died in recent years.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) voted against the measure over concerns it would allow for “mandatory budget cuts triggered by a system that the majority party could easily manipulate,” CQ reported.
Navy photo of Sen. Ron Wyden by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nick Scott
DOD to Expand PFAS Cleanup Plans After EPA Issues Stricter Standards
DOD will expand its study of water systems on and near installations after new, stricter federal standards on PFAS were released last week, as Military.com reported. The Environmental Protection Agency “issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking...
