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Why Appropriations Are Not A Budget Resolution
Congress has to pass a budget resolution if it is to reform entitlements, set limits on discretionary spending, or consider a tax reform bill under expedited procedures of reconciliation.
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The Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Government Funding Bill
The “Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018” (H.R. 3354), scheduled for House consideration this week, combines the remaining eight spending bills reported by the Committee on Appropriations.
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Chairman Diane Black Statement on Senate Health Care Failure
After seven years of promising the American people that we would save them from Obamacare, the Senate last night broke their promise.
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The Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Security Appropriations Bill
The “Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018”, (H.R. 3219), scheduled for House consideration this week, combines four security-related spending bills reported by the Committee on…
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What They Are Saying: “Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity”
Groups from across the spectrum have praised Building a Better America and urged the full House of Representatives to support it.
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Statement from Chairman Diane Black on Committee Passage of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution
“I am proud of the work done by the members of the committee. We’ve spent months reviewing all aspects of the federal government and have put together a plan that will balance the budget, promote economic growth, strengthen our national defense..."
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Building a Better America: The Fiscal Year 2018 House Budget Resolution
The budget resolution scheduled for markup this week begins to tackle the unsustainable mandatory spending and rising deficits and debt that threaten future generations’ opportunity…
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Chairman Black Opening Statement for FY 2018 Budget Markup
Our budget is called Building a Better America, because we take real, tangible steps to balance the budget, build a stronger military, and support an economy that creates opportunity for all Americans.
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House Budget Committee Introduces FY18 Budget Resolution: “Building a Better America”
Today, the House Budget Committee released its Fiscal Year 2018 budget resolution: “Building a Better America – A Plan for Fiscal Responsibility.” It is a plan to balance the budget, promote job creation, strengthen our national security, improve health care for all Americans, return power back to the states, and bring accountability to the federal government.
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