Congress Hears Concerns About Spending Caps

Greatly Reduced Funding Could Prove ‘Devastating’ for Grant Programs
Jerry Ashworth
February 25, 2019 at 13:15:27 ET
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As Congress prepares to debate federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 appropriations, it must consider raising the caps imposed on nondefense discretionary (NDD) spending to set new top-line funding levels, Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, and a panel of witnesses told a recent committee hearing. “Simply put, if we do not act, programs that are vital to our... Read More