Posts Tagged ‘Government shutdown’
Senator Ben Cardin Releases Statement on Senate Passage of Three Spending Bills: A “Key Step” In Avoiding a Government Shutdown
The Senate passed three bipartisan appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024, including: 1. Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies; 2. Agriculture and the Food & Drug Administration; 3. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved all 12 appropriations bills with bipartisan votes. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin in…
Read MoreBipartisan report shows recent Government Shutdowns cost taxpayers nearly $4 Billion
Delawareās Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) joined a bipartisan effort with U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) to unveil a new report that documents the cost of the last three government shutdowns and the impacts it had on the economy and to American taxpayers. The largest direct cost of these shutdowns is lost productivity, work…
Read MoreMaryland Issues Notice About March Food Stamp Benefits
The Maryland Department of Human Resources says that March’s SNAP/Food Supplement Program benefits will be issued earlier than usual. Working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Maryland officials say all eligible recipients in Maryland will be issued their benefits on March 6. They say if you already have an EBT card, you may continue to…
Read MoreFederal Government to Get Back to Business
President Trump today announced that he will support a short-term spending bill to re-open the government, temporarily ending the partial government shutdown that has dragged on for more than a month — in spite of a day earlier saying Republicans would not ācaveā on his demands for funding for a wall on the southern border.Ā …
Read MoreGov Larry Hogan Urges President Trump to End the Government Shutdown
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has joined with Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Washington, DC Mayor Murial Bowser to call for an end to the federal government shutdown.Ā In a letter to President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders they say the shutdown, which has ended its second week, represents a failure of leadership and they asking…
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