1. The House GOP is struggling with the end of session spending bill(s). There's a lot going on right now on a tight deadline. Spending bills for FY2018---or a Continuing Resolution (CR) providing temporary funding---needs to be passed by Friday night or the government shuts down. The Budget Control Act (BCA) spending caps need to be raised in order to allow spending to arrive at a level pallatable Parts of the FISA surveillance law expire at the end of the year. The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has expired and, unless it is extended, a lot of kids are going to lose their health care shortly. A new disaster relief package for Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico is also awaiting passage. The tax bill needs to be exempted from PAYGO. And it's not clear to me what is going on in the House. To wit:
FIVE POINTS: End of Session Blues
FIVE POINTS: End of Session Blues
FIVE POINTS: End of Session Blues
1. The House GOP is struggling with the end of session spending bill(s). There's a lot going on right now on a tight deadline. Spending bills for FY2018---or a Continuing Resolution (CR) providing temporary funding---needs to be passed by Friday night or the government shuts down. The Budget Control Act (BCA) spending caps need to be raised in order to allow spending to arrive at a level pallatable Parts of the FISA surveillance law expire at the end of the year. The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has expired and, unless it is extended, a lot of kids are going to lose their health care shortly. A new disaster relief package for Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico is also awaiting passage. The tax bill needs to be exempted from PAYGO. And it's not clear to me what is going on in the House. To wit: