by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 30, 2015 | Legislative, News, Politics
Senate approves two-year budget deal in 3 a.m. vote By Jordain Carney – THE HILL – October 30, 2015, 02:55 am The Senate passed a two-year budget deal that raises the debt ceiling early Friday morning, sending the agreement to President Obama’s...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 30, 2015 | Legislative, Politics
The Senate is poised to vote on a budget agreement early Friday morning, which would pave the way for the passage of the 2016 defense policy bill. The two-year agreement passed the House on Wednesday. It raises budget caps for defense and non-defense spending by a...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 29, 2015 | Legislative, News, Politics
By Mike Lillis and Peter Schroeder (THE HILL) – 10/28/15 05:14 PM EDT House lawmakers in both parties joined forces Wednesday to pass a sweeping budget deal that marks both a parting victory for outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and a valedictory gift for...
by John Harris | Oct 13, 2015 | Benefits, National, Politics
The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress last week will not reach the president’s desk until next week. President Barack Obama has said he will veto the bill because it bypasses caps on military spending. But the bill has not yet been...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 25, 2015 | News, Politics
Article published from TREA: From Washington: News for the Enlisted, August 24, 2015 – Speaking at a forum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord last week, two members of Congress predicted there will be diminished spending for the military, tight restrictions on how...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 29, 2015 | Politics
AP Photo By Manu Raju 5/28/15 5:08 AM EDT Sen. Lindsey Graham has often skipped the country during his two-decade congressional career, quietly heading to war-torn regions to handle legal matters for the Air Force Reserve. He now plans to call it quits. The South...
