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Continuing Resolution

September 30, 2010 Not All Continues In Continuing Resolution - NYTimes.com Posted by Hellen Popovich 29 Sep 2010 [...] In a congressional spending measure, the spigot for the census is turned off now that the heads have been counted. Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Administration Officials Plead With Landrieu To Drop Hold On OMB ... Send by Christina Bellantoni Officials said in addition to prepping next year's budget, and preparing for Congress' continuing resolution on this year's budget, the fiscal commission is getting ready to recommend major changes to entitlement programs. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 US Senate Briefing, Mon 9/27/10: Senate Dems Want To Play ... Send by Clyde Middleton But before Congress leaves, it must pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government until Congress reconvenes, because Democrats have failed once again to complete work on appropriations bill before the end of the fiscal year [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 PayPal X Developer Network: Live Site Status: Update 21: Some ... Send by [email protected] We are continuing to work towards resolution of this issue and will provide the next update by Sep 28, 1:00 PM PDT (Sep 28, 9:00 PM BST) Posted Sep 28, 9:00 AM PDT by ASR. UPDATE 15: We are continuing to work towards resolution of this [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Wednesday -Congress 9/29 Point/Counterpoint Send by Nativegrl77 If the motion to proceed is defeated, the Senate will immediately resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.3081, the legislative vehicle for the Continuing Resolution, post-cloture. By consent any time during the adjournment [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Congress Punts Tough Choice Until After Election (AP) | Full Masti ... Send by fullmasti One foot out the door, the House and Senate convened just long enough to vote on a ?continuing resolution,? a stopgap measure to keep the government in operating funds for the next two months and avoid a pre-election federal shutdown. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint: 'I Wanna Go Home' | The ... Posted by Hellen Popovich ?I hadn't seen the adjournment resolution and if we can get a clean [Continuing Resolution], I think everyone can go home.? DeMint said earlier this week that he would object to the quick passage of any bills that he had not reviewed. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Senate Spending Bill Extends Higher Reverse Mortgage Limits | New ... Posted by Hellen Popovich The Senate looks like it's ready to pass a Continuing Resolution on Wednesday,? which is needed in order to avoid a government shutdown before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1st. The bill would also extend the $625500 loan limit for [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Senate Adopts Motion To Begin Debating Continuing Resolution ... Send by senatus Senators have adopted a procedural (cloture) motion to begin debate on a continuing resolution to keep the government functioning by a vote of 83-15. H.R. 3081 is being used as the legislative vehicle for this resolution. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Thune 2010 Continuing Resolution Amendment Falls S E N A T U S Send by senatus An amendment offered by Senator John Thune (R-SD) to the continuing resolution (H.R. 3081) has been defeated by a vote of 48-51. Per a unanimous consent agreement, 60 votes were needed to adopt this amendment. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Confusion At The Huntsville Times | Portal To The Universe Posted by Hellen Popovich "Local NASA watchers were optimistic Monday afternoon, saying any budget is better than last week's leading option, a continuing resolution freezing 2011 spending at this year's level. The 2011 fiscal year begins Friday. [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Dems Hope To Pass Stopgap Spending Bill Send by www.upi.com WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats, facing tough re-election races back home, say they hope to push through a resolution that would keep the U.S. government running. Democratic - Federal government of the United States - WASHINGTON - United States - United States Congress [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Continuing Resolution Of 2007 - SourceWatch Posted by Hellen Popovich We're featuring new information on the dangers of drilling for methane gas (commercially labeled "natural" gas) in New York and other states. Visit our Water Portal for more on the [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 House And Senate Cloakroom: September 27 ? October 1, 2010 Send by Dustin Carmack The main floor action that needs to be taken before they recess, though, is the Continuing Resolution (CR) to appropriate funds to keep the government running until sometime in November. This vote could happen either Wednesday or [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Republicans Claim To Be Turning Off The Spending Spigot Send by www.foxbusiness.com The top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee says Republicans have blocked about $20 billion of additional spending requested by the Obama administration in the continuing budget resolution that Congress will consider today. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Senate Passes Stop-gap Spending Bill ? CNN International Web Hay ... Posted by Hellen Popovich Senate adopts stopgap spending bill KSTP.com Senate passes continuing resolution GovExec.com Lawmakers Hope To Clear Stopgap Funding Bill and Leave Quickly CQPolitics.com Politico (blog). Tags: clear-stopgap, federal-times, funding-bill [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Appropriations Update: Senate Poised To Pass CR | Committee For A ... Posted by Hellen Popovich The continuing resolution (CR) is needed because Congress has been unable to approve any FY 2011 appropriations bills so far. The resolution will continue funding for most government programs at current levels through December 3. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 Sen. Mary Landrieu Resists Pressure To Release Hold On Appointment ... Send by Jonathan Tilove It does not appear that the Senate leadership intends to include that power in the Continuing Resolution, the last legislative action before they head home to campaign. The co-chairs of the commission made clear during a break in [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 No Relief For Postal Service In Continuing Resolution Send by blogs.federaltimes.com At this point, a stopgap spending bill being rushed through Congress does not include relief for the U.S. Postal Service on a $5.5 billion payment due Thursday to its retiree health fund, USPS spokesman Gerry McKiernan said this morning. ?We are evaluating our options and we are going from there,? McKiernan said. Last month, the [ [...] ] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 A 99ers Tier 5 Unemployment Extension And A NOVO Movement Threat ... Send by Monica Ross-Williams they deserve to be fired, 3 democrats holding there ground on the continuing resolution of defense appropriations bill could guarantee a tier 5. If we can not find 3 democrats willing to stand up or us they all need to be fired. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 The Week Ahead: Congressional Sessions Ending With A Whimper - New ... Send by Richard Dunham, Bureau Chief The 111th Congress will whimper its second regular session to a close this week, passing a continuing resolution to fund government until after the November election and leaving town to campaign. Congress will return in mid-November for [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 What Is A Continuing Resolution? | KeithHennessey.com Posted by Hellen Popovich A continuing resolution (CR) is a law that provides temporary funding [...] Even more simply, a continuing resolution is a temporary short-term spending [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

September 30, 2010 As New Fiscal Year Looms, Congress Has Passed 0 Of 13 ... Posted by Hellen Popovich Given that the federal government would otherwise be forced to shutdown on October 1, Congress needs to enact a catch-all continuing resolution to fund government operations after tomorrow. Wednesday, September 29, 2010. By Matt Cover [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

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