House and Senate Democrats are determined to ensure their priorities don’t get short shrift in a likely bumpy upcoming government funding cycle, with Congress hurtling toward a presidential election this fall.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said Wednesday that Democrats will insist on a boost for nondefense funding that matches the Pentagon budget hike Republicans will inevitably push for in coming months, despite funding caps set by last summer’s bipartisan debt deal.
