Court Blocks ED Cuts as McMahon Testifies on FY26 Budget
In recent weeks, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has appeared before both the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) to defend the Trump Administration’s fiscal year 2026 (FY26) budget request …
HHS Secretary Testifies in Series of Hill Hearings on FY26 Presidential Budget
Over the past two weeks, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before three congressional committees defending the Trump Administration’s fiscal year 2026 (FY26) budget request for HHS, often referred to as the “skinny budget,” released …
Senator Sanders Releases Report: “Trump’s War on Science”
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), recently released a report detailing the Trump administration’s ongoing war on science. HELP minority staff studied previous years’ spending, analyzed data on grant …
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Holds Hearing on Daylight Savings Time
On April 10, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing titled “If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock the Clock?” Witnesses offered testimony for and against replacing the current practice of changing our clocks twice …
Another Round of Continuing Resolutions
On January 18th, Congress passed another stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown. This continuing resolution (CR) mirrors the previous one in that it divides the 12 appropriation bills into two groups with different deadlines. Funding expires for Transportation, …
Congress Deliberating Budget Levels, Funding for Science at Stake
The fiscal year 2024 (FY24) appropriations process is in full swing on Capitol Hill. Appropriations subcommittees are busy with hearings featuring testimony from leadership of Federal agencies, including several of particular interest to FABBS members, the National Science Foundation (NSF) …
