WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Today, on the 50th Anniversary of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 becoming law, the House Budget Committee and its Budget Process Reform Task Force released three discussion drafts outlining proposals to reform the congressional budget process and minimize budget gimmicks. These proposals would reinstate and enforce outlay more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that news that Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced a bill to repeal the D.C. Home Rule Act is a sign that D.C. is closer than ever to statehood. "We have rarely heard such extensive anti-democratic rhetoric from Republicans about the District of Columbia," Norton said. "Republicans are scared that D.C. is closer to statehood than ever, af more PR