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Funding watch: Collins says she’s about to post some additional FY2027 spending bills.
Collins posted MilCon-VA and Ag-FDA earlier in the week.
10 more to go.
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News in Midday: Incoming Minority Leader Jim Jordan noncommittal on how he'll handle waiver requests.
"We’ll have a discussion in the steering committee at that time."
Chairs Rogers (HASC), Thompson (Ag) and Calvert (HACD) all want waivers.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters he hasn't weighed in yet on whether Lisa Murkowski or Jerry Moran should be the next ranker on Appropriations.
Thune said Murkowski and Moran need to talk it out.
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Senate Dems also discussed lame duck government funding options at the Tuesday lunch
Senate Dems are weighing a range of options to use the Dec. 11 funding deadline to push back on President Donald Trump’s war in Iran
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Senate Minority Leader Schumer is working w/ Senate Dems to put together their plan for an initial wave of bills in the first 100 days next Congress
Senate Dems talked through these plans at their Tuesday lunch. Dems want to prioritize targeted bills on big midterms issues like healthcare, tariffs & the Iran war, eyeing proposals they think can get R support to pass
If R's block Senate Dems’ bills early next year, the reconciliation conversation is expected to get real a lot faster. Senate Dems are also preparing to be ready for a potential reconciliation push, which progressives are eager for
Senate Dems are coordinating closely w/ the House on these efforts too
DeLauro says Congress will need a short-term CR to avoid a shutdown on Dec. 11
Emphasizes her goal is still to get full year bills done by the end of the year. Says Collins needs to post the rest of the Senate bills.
“I want to make it as short as possible,” DeLauro said on the CR.
The incoming Dem Appropriations Committee chairs both say they’ll use every tool available to them for oversight.
It’s rare to see a subpoena from the spending panels, but it’s possible next Congress.
More in Portal ⬇️
Latest from 🔵 Portal: The top House and Senate Democratic appropriators haven’t ruled out the use of subpoenas next year.
Plus, how we're using Portal.
@sn_handler with details: punchbowl.news/archive/11112…
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The White House has withdrawn Lee Rudofsky's nomination for an appeals court judge opening & is nomination James Hiland instead
Rudofsky was facing resistance on GOP side in Judiciary whitehouse.gov/presidential-…
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Incoming head of House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee — @BettyMcCollum04 — out with a blistering statement after tonight's impeachment vote:
"When Democrats take the majority in the 120th Congress, we will hold Secretary Hegseth accountable for his illegal actions.”
What Patty Murray told us on what Democrats are thinking on Iran war restrictions in funding bills, and her priorities for next year as Appropriations Committee chair
Sen. Patty Murray, the top Senate Democratic appropriator, says Democrats are exploring “every option available to us” on how to end the Iran war via spending bills.
@sn_handler has more:
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News: The Senate Appropriations Committee just posted two FY2027 bills: Ag and MilCon-VA.
The MilCon-VA bill would provide $173.2 billion. Ag-FDA would provide $27.3 billion.
Approps four corners met yesterday but didn't come to any agreements on a CR or toplines for full-year bills.
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NEWS: THUNE RE-ELECTED SENATE GOP LEADER
Rest of GOP leadership team also reelected — Barrasso, Cotton, Capito, Lankford.
Sen. Moreno set to take over NRSC
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Sen. Jerry Moran is pressing ahead with potentially becoming the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee next year.
More from @sn_handler and @LauraEWeiss16:
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Senate Republicans leaving their meeting now
Several GOP senators said the plan is to reconvene at 2 pm but no votes yet on leadership posts
There was a lot of discussion about potential delay of elections but not a challenge to Thune, per Sen. Justice
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Some of the biggest policy fights in America right now aren’t happening only in Washington. They’re happening in state capitals, big cities, and in the tension between them and Congress.
That’s why I’m excited to share that Punchbowl News is launching States, a new free weekly newsletter covering the power, people, and politics behind the growing collisions between the states and Washington.
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Latest in race for next House Ag Cmte chair:
A coalition of Ohio commodity organizations sent a letter to Jeffries backing Shontel Brown as a leader who can “build the broad coalition necessary to advance comprehensive agricultural legislation.”
punchbowl.news/crt_brown_sup…
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73-25 final tally to advance on BAAJA. Not indicative of where folks land on final passage, but that’s a big vote to start
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News in PBN texts: Sherrod Brown suggested he could still hold a committee gavel in the 120th Congress, pushing back on the idea he might have to wield power in other ways
“I may be holding a gavel, first of all,” Brown said.
Dems would need to change rules for it to happen >>
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New from @PunchbowlNews Midday: Senate GOP’s judge rush begins
All the latest on the lame duck scramble to confirm judges. Around two dozen noms already awaiting floor or committee action & a new apparent nom in the works - punchbowl.news/article/senat…