Congressional Democrats have shut down the federal government over demands that President Donald Trump agree to increase spending by $1.5 trillion, including funding that would flow to big insurance companies, illegal immigrants, abortions, and gender transition procedures. Those outrageous demands are unrelated to the annual spending bills that fund agency operations, and the President is... The post Stop Funding Nonessential Government Employees appeared first on EPIC for America.| EPIC for America
Each federal agency is required to have a plan to respond to a lapse in appropriations. These plans are often referred to as “contingency plans” or “shutdown plans.” While a lapse in appropriations is often called a “government shutdown,” as the agency contingency plans show, it could be more accurately understood as a “temporary slowdown... The post Agency Shutdown Plans appeared first on EPIC for America.| EPIC for America
Why Does the Government “Shut Down”? If Congress and the President are unable to agree on new appropriations bills before the start of the new fiscal year (or prior to the expiration of a continuing resolution), a “government shutdown” can occur. A “shutdown” can be partial if only some of the appropriations bills are not...| EPIC for America
The Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), released an alternative Continuing Resolution (CR) on September 17, 2025. The CR would continue discretionary appropriations through October 31, 2025.| EPIC for America
Members who make unreasonable earmark requests will apply pressure to include these projects in final FY 2026 appropriations legislation. However, Congress should prevent clearly wasteful and inappropriate spending from moving forward.| EPIC for America
Both the House and Senate have made progress on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills. The Senate is proposing to increase spending by about $50 billion above the current FY 2025 levels and the House’s proposed FY 2026 bills.| EPIC for America
