Democrats sidestep budget deal by seeking $250B in emergency spending
BY NIV ELIS - 07/08/20 06:00 AM EDT House Democrats are seeking to boost federal spending by about $250 billion in a move that would sidestep a budget deal reached last year with Republicans and the White House.
The proposed emergency spending for coronavirus relief, infrastructure, veterans care and a slew of other priorities would exceed the bipartisan budget caps on funding for annual appropriations bills.
While the proposed amount is just a fraction of the almost $3 trillion approved by Congress for coronavirus relief this year, House Republicans say the gambit will complicate efforts to eventually reconcile spending bills with the GOP-controlled Senate.
“We are only on our first day of subcommittee markups, and I already have serious concerns about our path forward,†Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), ranking member on the Appropriations Committee, said Monday as the House kicked off the process of marking up the 12 annual spending bills that fund the government.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/506308-democrats-sidestep-budget-deal-by-seeking-250b-in-emergency-spending
