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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingSenate Releases Text on Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016. Click here to read a section by section of the bill. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee is expected to markup the bill this Thursday, April 28 at 9 am, ET.
Continue ReadingRevisions 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
Continue ReadingGreenwire: 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 […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Continuing Resolution Plus Omnibus (“Cromnibus”) bill language has been released, and can be viewed here. To view an updated appropriations chart, with funding numbers taken from the current bill, please click here. The CROmnibus is on the House Rules Website. E&W is Division D.
Continue ReadingThe Brown Administration has published a press release from Secretary John Laird opposing Federal Drought Legislation. Click here to read Secretary Laird’s full statement.
Continue ReadingHouse-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 […]
Continue ReadingEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT O F F I C E O F M A N A G E M E N T A N D B U D G E T W AS H I N G T O N , D . C . 2 0 5 0 3 December 5, 2014 (House) […]
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