$1.1 trillion in spending now focus of 6 in D.C.$1.1 trillion in spending now focus of 6 in D.C.
Washington, DC,
December 1, 2015
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By Frank Lockwood of Arkansas Online
With only two or three weeks left on the 2015 congressional calendar, members of the Arkansas delegation say that passing a spending bill to keep the government running is a top priority...
With only two or three weeks left on the 2015 congressional calendar, members of the Arkansas delegation say that passing a spending bill to keep the government running is a top priority. Several lawmakers say they also have other pieces of legislation that they hope to see enacted in the final days of the year. Third District U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, a Rogers Republican who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, said the budgetary issues are key. A House-Senate conference is working out differences in dueling federal highway funding bills, and negotiations continued over much of the Thanksgiving weekend. Without an agreement, funding is set to run out on Friday. Lawmakers also need to pass a package of other spending bills that collectively are known as the "omnibus spending bill" by the end of next week. Without an agreement on the roughly $1.1 trillion spending measure or a short-term funding extension, the government would run out of money, potentially triggering another government shutdown... |
