by ADC | Sep 20, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
The Senate Thursday approved legislation to provide $3 billion in short-term funding the Department of Veterans Affairs said it needed by today to continue making benefits payments, as Military.com reported. President Biden is expected to sign it. “Our veterans were...
by ADC | Sep 19, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The House failed to pass a six-month stopgap spending bill Wednesday. By last night, it was unclear what the next move is on Capitol Hill to avoid a government shutdown when the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. Former President Donald Trump encouraged congressional...
by ADC | Sep 18, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is expected to bring to the floor today a bill to extend government spending for six months, but it seems he doesn’t have the votes to pass it. That could put Senate Democrats in control to draft a stopgap spending bill to keep the...
by ADC | Sep 17, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
We’re less than two weeks away from the end of the fiscal year, and Congress does not yet have a deal to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. Here’s the latest. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is still trying to rally enough of his Republican...
by ADC | Sep 17, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Quality of Life
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and First Lady Jill Biden visited a pre-K facility at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama Friday, where Austin then announced seven new DOD initiatives to improve service member quality of life. The new initiatives, according to a DOD press...
by ADC | Sep 12, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) postponed a Wednesday vote on a stopgap spending bill, saying he will work to “build consensus” among Republicans and try to bring the bill to the floor next week, as Politico reported. The bill would extend current government...
by ADC | Sep 11, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has placed a hold on the promotion of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark to become commander of Army forces in the Pacific, as The Washington Post first reported. The hold-up is related to Clark’s role in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s January...
by ADC | Sep 11, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Tuesday night faced growing opposition to his plan for a six-month stopgap spending plan, including several from within his own party. Democrats are unlikely to support the plan, which also includes a conservative provision on...
by ADC | Sep 10, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is speaking out against a House Republican plan that would fund the federal government at its current spending levels through March. “If passed, a six-month [continuing resolution] would represent the second year in a row, and the...
