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Congress in Negotiations to Finalize the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
dfarquhar@neha.org

With the midterms over, Congress needs to finish their work on the . Republicans proposed a top-line of roughly $1.65 trillion in discretionary spending, in line with President Joe Biden's top-line funding request, with a 10% increase for defense. Democrats are pushing for a similar increase for nondefense to ensure parity with defense. Republicans countered noting the Democrats pushed through $700 billion in extra nondefense appropriations in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 () and this summer's climate and healthcare reconciliation measure ().

While Democrats could conceivably pass a bill through the House of Representatives on a partisan basis, the need to get 10 Republican senators on board for any omnibus deal makes bipartisanship essential and increases the influence of Senate Republicans. In addition, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has stated that his caucus will not support any budget unless a majority of the Republican senators agree.
Congress has until December 16, 2022, to complete the funding bills. If they do not complete the bills, they may have to pass another continuing resolution to keep the government open until a final omnibus funding bill is passed and sent to President Biden for approval.

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For more information on the fiscal year 2023 budget negotiations, please contact Doug Farquhar, 香港六合彩资料图 director of Government Affairs.