Potential fault lines on fiscal 2026 spending bills that could threaten a government shutdown this fall will emerge Thursday as Senate appropriators begin drafting their annual funding plans.
The Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up the Agriculture-FDA, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Legislative Branch bills, the first of the 12 annual spending bills they have to consider.
The panel is aiming to advance bipartisan bills that could garner 60 votes on the Senate floor. To do so, they’ll pump the brakes on some the more austere proposals from House Republicans.
Senate Republicans will reject some of the House’s most conservative budget proposals — ...