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Category: Budget

  • NCAI: Update on the Murray-Ryan Budget Deal and the Trust Responsibility

    From NCAI: On December 10, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced that they reached a budget agreement, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, that would cover FY 2014 and FY 2015 and includes a partial reduction of sequestration cuts. The budget conference committee is responsible…

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  • The Hill – House lines up year-end blitz

    Here.  The Budget and sequestration are among the topics that will be discussed.  An excerpt: 3) Budget conference The 29-member budget conference committee, led by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), has the highest profile and the lowest expectations. The panel emerged from the deal that re-opened the government and lifted the…

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  • Hearing on Sequestration – 11/14

    Tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold a hearing on the impact of sequestration on Indian Country.   WASHINGTON D.C. – On Thursday, November 14 at 2:30 PM, Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will hold a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing on the impact of sequestration on Indian Country and the ongoing effect…

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  • Kline Statement on Universal Pre-K Legislation

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on newly introduced House and Senate proposals to create a universal Pre-K program: We can all agree on the importance of ensuring children have the foundation necessary to succeed in school and in life. However, before investing in new…

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  • Education Cuts Hang in Balance as Budget Haggling Begins

    Here is the discussion from ED Week.  An excerpt: Education advocates are keeping close tabs on a congressional conference committee charged with coming up with a budget solution in hopes that lawmakers may stop a series of blunt, across-the-board cuts known as sequestration. The cuts, which have already eliminated thousands of Head Start slots and caused…

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