FDA funding set to jump as Congress votes to avert shutdown

FDA funding set to jump as Congress votes to avert shutdown-fiercebiotech: Congress has approved a budget deal to avert another government shutdown. The deal, which was signed into law on Friday by President Trump, includes the biggest increase in FDA funding in several years.

Stabilization out, ACA oversight in: a look at Congress' spending omnibus

Stabilization out, ACA oversight in: a look at Congress' spending omnibus-modernhealthcare: Of the $88 billion HHS appropriation announced Wednesday night, not a penny is going toward Obamacare. Instead, Congress is slapping oversight requirements on HHS regarding its administration of the health exchanges.

Congress Stymied on $1.3 Trillion Bill With Days to Go Before Shutdown

Congress Stymied on $1.3 Trillion Bill With Days to Go Before Shutdown-bloomberg: Congressional Republicans missed another target to unveil a $1.3 trillion spending bill, as talks continued early Wednesday with just days remaining for House and Senate votes to avert a third government shutdown this year.

How House Republicans Got to ‘Yes’ on Funding the Government

How House Republicans Got to ‘Yes’ on Funding the Government-rollcall: All eyes will be on the Senate on Friday as lawmakers there race against the clock to avert a government shutdown. But over in the House, Republicans are happy they were able to pass a four-week stopgap measure without turning to the Democrats for help.

Freedom Caucus Members Withholding Votes GOP Needs to Pass CR

Freedom Caucus Members Withholding Votes GOP Needs to Pass CR-rollcall: While a majority of House Republicans appear ready to support a short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open through Feb. 16, enough Freedom Caucus members remain uncommitted to make passage questionable.

House to vote on stopgap spending bill that extends CHIP

House to vote on stopgap spending bill that extends CHIP-washingtonexaminer: The House will vote as early as Thursday on a measure to temporarily extend government funding until Feb. 16 and to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program for six years.

Republicans, Democrats Far Apart on Deal as Shutdown Clock Ticks

Republicans, Democrats Far Apart on Deal as Shutdown Clock Ticks-bloomberg: Republicans and Democrats in Congress are once again far apart on a government spending bill with just days to go before a partial shutdown.

Ryan, Pelosi Talk Government Funding End-Game

Ryan, Pelosi Talk Government Funding End-Game-rollcall: Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., spoke about a measure released by Republicans Wednesday night to fund defense through fiscal 2018 and fund the rest of the government through Jan. 19. Meanwhile, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, called the measure a “NOTibus,” because “it’s not going anywhere.”

Congress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending bill

Congress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopCongress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending billgap spending bill-ap: Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range of unfinished business on Capitol Hill. The shutdown reprieve came as all sides issued optimistic takes on an afternoon White House meeting between top congressional leaders and President Donald Trump.

Lawmakers propose $1.1B boost to NIH, defying Trump budget

Lawmakers propose $1.1B boost to NIH, defying Trump budget-thehill: The House subcommittee controlling the purse strings of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday proposed a $1.1 billion boost for the agency, defying the Trump administration's push for cuts.

The Fiscal 2018 Budget: It’ll Be a Slog

The Fiscal 2018 Budget: It’ll Be a Slog-rollcall: With fiscal 2017 spending finally done, lawmakers are belatedly poised to begin working on fiscal 2018 funding, say CQ Roll Call's budget editor Jane Norman and Budget Tracker editor David Lerman. But the freshly passed House health care bill is likely to consume lawmakers’ time, further jamming up budget work, adds Lerman.

Health Care Will Determine Progress of Rest of Agenda

Health Care Will Determine Progress of Rest of Agenda-rollcall: Last week’s legislative victories — finishing an omnibus spending bill and getting the rollback of the 2010 health care law through the House — are the foundation for the months of battles to come on Capitol Hill.

NIH to get a $2 billion funding boost as Congress rebuffs Trump’s call for cuts

NIH to get a $2 billion funding boost as Congress rebuffs Trump’s call for cuts-The National Institutes of Health will get a $2 billion funding boost over the next five months, under a bipartisan spending deal reached late Sunday night in Congress. The agreement marks a sharp rejection of President Trump’s proposal to cut $1.2 billion from the medical research agency in the current fiscal year.

Dems want ObamaCare subsidies funded in exchange for $15B to military

Dems want ObamaCare subsidies funded in exchange for $15B to military-thehill: An emerging government funding deal would see Democrats agreeing to $15 billion in additional military funding in exchange for the GOP agreeing to fund healthcare subsidies, according to two congressional officials briefed on the talks.

Ryan promises to keep government open — and makes no promises on health care

Ryan promises to keep government open — and makes no promises on health care-washingtonpost: House leaders told GOP lawmakers Saturday that they plan to devote their energy in the coming week to keeping the federal government open, conspicuously avoiding an immediate commitment to take up health care despite pledges to do so by conservatives and the White House.

Health subsidy demand jams up shutdown fight

Health subsidy demand jams up shutdown fight-thehill: Democrats’ demand that ObamaCare subsidies be wrapped into a must-pass spending package is complicating GOP efforts to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next week.

Funding Deadline Tests GOP Strategy

Funding Deadline Tests GOP Strategy-rollcall: When Republicans kicked the fiscal 2017 spending deadline into April last December, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said they’d rather negotiate with incoming GOP President Donald Trump than the outgoing Democratic one.

Republicans Release Bill To Keep Government Open, Add Money To Defense

Republicans Release Bill To Keep Government Open, Add Money To Defense-huffingtonpost: After Democrats spent the better part of Tuesday complaining that Republicans had locked them out of negotiations on a stopgap spending bill, Republicans released text of the bill late Tuesday night that would keep the government open past Friday and add money to the Defense Department.

Congress’ rush to finish year-end work could create early headaches for Trump

Congress’ rush to finish year-end work could create early headaches for Trump-washingtonpost: Congress returns this week in hopes of quickly completing the year’s remaining work, but the dash to the finish could create headaches in the early part of Donald Trump’s presidency, particularly when it comes to the debate over government spending.

House eyes budget stopgap through April

House eyes budget stopgap through April-politico: House Republicans may extend a budget stopgap further into next year in order to accommodate the Senate’s busy nomination schedule in early 2017, Republican sources say.