appropriations
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It is expected to be heard in the Senate’s appropriations committee next month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The proposed changes would exempt deposits into the rainy day fund and a short term reserve, called the “Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account,” from the state appropriations limit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
“What you really get as appropriations chair is hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks,” a fellow congressional appropriator told me, “not what everybody else gets.”
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
And there was an incident this week while McConnell was chairing his defense appropriations subcommittee hearing.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
The statements made by Department witnesses seeking appropriations were not in accord with those contained in key publications of the Agriculture Department.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
