by ADC | Feb 8, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The Senate Wednesday voted against considering a national security package that included aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, along with long-negotiated immigration reforms. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) now plans to proceed with a vote on the same bill...
by ADC | Feb 7, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Aid for Ukraine and Israel is still uncertain after a flurry of activity this week on Capitol Hill. Let’s catch you up. Senate Deal on Death Bed Negotiators worked for months on a bipartisan bill to make immigration reforms and provide funding to Ukraine, Israel and...
by ADC | Feb 6, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
It appears Senate Republicans will oppose speedy passage of a negotiated bill to secure the border and provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as Punchbowl News reported this morning: A number of GOP senators came out against the proposal on Monday. They ranged...
by ADC | Feb 5, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
A group of Senate negotiators released a long-negotiated border security measure Sunday, and the Senate is scheduled to take a procedural vote this week. The same bill includes aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, according a bill summary. Punchbowl News reported this...
by ADC | Jan 25, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
President Biden’s supplemental spending request aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan continues to be stall over how to address the U.S.-Mexico border migration crisis. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) acknowledged Wednesday in a closed-door Senate...
by ADC | Jan 19, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Lawmakers have given themselves about six more weeks to fund the government for the current fiscal year, which will be almost half over when that deadline arrives. None of the 12 appropriations bills has gotten through the full process. Here’s a timeline of what we’re...
by ADC | Jan 17, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
Lawmakers are deep into spending talks this week as a partial shutdown looms and the administration is anxious to send more aid to U.S. allies. Stopgap Spending By a 68-13 vote, the Senate Tuesday advanced a stopgap bill to keep spending at its current levels to avoid...
by ADC | Dec 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
The White House has said it will be out of funding to support Ukraine by the end of the year, but Congress won’t renew its talks until next month. Congress adjourned until Jan. 8 without acting on the Biden administration’s supplemental spending request to provide aid...
by ADC | Dec 20, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Israel-Hamas, On Base, Russia-Ukraine
With the Senate’s adjournment yesterday, Congress is on break until Jan. 8. Senators were unable to reach an agreement this week on the border security provisions to include in a supplemental spending request that would also provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan....
