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Trump: ‘We probably have to wait until after the election’ to pass infrastructure bill’

Trump: ‘We probably have to wait until after the election’ Hannah Northey and Nick Sobczyk, E&E News reporters Published: Thursday, March 29, 2018 President Trump visited Richfield, Ohio, today to discuss his plan for investing in the nation’s infrastructure. C-SPAN President Trump conceded that the “biggest, boldest infrastructure plan” he pitched in rural Ohio may not make it […]

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The Hill: Spending bill includes major wildfire overhaul

The spending bill Congress is considering includes a major, bipartisan effort to overhaul how the U.S. government spends money to fight wildfires on federal land. The provision in the omnibus appropriations bill, released publicly late Wednesday, is meant to cut down on a practice known as “fire borrowing” in which agencies like the Forest Service and Bureau […]

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Senator Feinstein Introduced Revised Drought Bill

Revisions were made to Senator Feinstein’s drought relief bill, California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act, on February 10th, 2016. Please, click the links below to view associated materials. Press release on revision Bill Summary Final Bill text

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Senator Feinstein to Release Drought Bill Before August Recess

  Greenwire: Feinstein to unveil bill before August recess Annie Snider and Geof Koss, E&E reporters Published: Friday, July 24, 2015 — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) is preparing to release her much-anticipated drought measure before lawmakers leave town for August recess. In an interview this morning, Feinstein said she expects to unveil the legislation as […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 15, 2014
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Congress Sends FY15 Funding Bill To President

California Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 21, Bulletin 29 – December 14, 2014 [online/pdf]   Appropriations: Congress Sends FY15 Funding Bill To President After another round of last minute snags in both chambers, the House and Senate passed H.R. 83, funding the federal government for Fiscal Year 2015. The House vote of 219-206 occurred on December […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 9, 2014
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McClatchy DC: House-passed drought bill likely to sink in the Senate

House-passed drought bill likely to sink in the Senate By Michael Doyle McClatchy Washington Bureau December 8, 2014 Tellingly, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California on Monday said that she can’t support some of the provisions in the current House bill, despite negotiating progress that has convinced her an eventual bipartisan compromise is possible. “There […]

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