United States House Committee on Appropriations
Last year's monthlong shutdown forced many federal employees to go weeks without pay and cut off public services.
Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls will face off Wednesday night in the first round of televised debates.
House appropriators say artwork throughout the complex is offensive and tours are "not always respectful."
They didn't, really. House leaders had already set the spending plan in motion.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
There are profound gender imbalances and pay gaps on a majority of Congress' legislative committees, a new analysis finds.
His spokesman initially denied that the secretary and his wife were involved in the lavish purchase decision.
“For all of us in public media, we have linked arms to make an effective case because we know what’s at risk if that funding disappears."
They called the move a "political stunt."
The Appropriations bill includes $1.6 billion to start work on the promised project.
Apparently, the American Dream under the Trump Administration is to gut investments in our future, our safety, our health and our culture.