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What will Alabama get from the $2.3 trillion 2021 federal budget? Updated Dec 22, 2020; Congress passed a 2021 federal budget Thursday including billions for programs in Alabama including NASA space exploration and Army defense work in Huntsville, Anniston and Montgomery; millions for roads, ports and railroads; and millions more for research in Birmingham, Auburn and other university centers across the state. The FY21 Omnibus Appropriations Package was passed by the Senate and House Thursday ...

Secure our border. its getting a lot of attention, but do you think that that is any sort of serious proposition? >> very interesting. i dont know how much el chapo has, but if he wants to, if we can use his money instead of taxpayer money to fund this particular appropriations package, why not? >> all right. so i want to ask you about another story that were following. the vice president is blasting congresswoman ilhan omar. youre familiar with her comments. she trafficked in an anti-semitic tr...

Shutdown is also royaling things, are you comfortable with a shutdown over christmas, because of a wall that comes down to a dollar amount. >> i dont think this is about the wall, i think its about depriving the president of a win on a campaign issue that was central to his election. the hypocrisy among senate democrats is ridiculous. 10 senate democrats have voted on the appropriations package that includes $25 billion for border security. theyre not id yo logically opposed. our local governmen...

Those close to him. advisors. well have to see who replaces them now. having steven miller come out to calm the american people on a day like today. let me ask you this, the shutdown is also royaling things, are you comfortable with a shutdown over christmas, because of a wall that comes down to a dollar amount. >> i dont think this is about the wall, i think its about depriving the president of a win on a campaign issue that was central to his election. the hypocrisy among senate democrats is r...

On the senate floor. up or down. on the senate floor this fine nominee to the supreme court will receive a vote in this senate in the near future. now on an entirely different matter, last week our efforts to restore regular appropriations hit another milestone. the president signed into law our first appropriations package. it will fund critical efforts in energy research and security, waterways and infrastructure projects and improving care at the v.a. earlier this month, the senate passed a r...

♪ >> i am pleased to report that the appropriations package is currently being finalized. >> unfortunately it is one of those big old bills that is going to have good and bad and ugly all in it. >> i dont believe we are going to shut down. if necessary god for bread, a continuing resolution. i would like to see it completed this week. >> i anticipate it would be done early on thursday. thats assuming the house does what they say they are going to do. >> it appears to be as though things seem t...

Met a short time ago. speaker paul ryan told reporters, were in a good place and finalizing and hope to post something soon. government could not afford a government shirtdown. due to the snowstorm the house would vote tomorrow and kick it over to the senate. moments ago they hinted they are almost there. >> im pleased to report the appropriations package is currently being finalized. i have more to say once the bill is filed, but well meet vitally important objectives. >> reporter: nancy pelosi...

Constituents. but there is so much on the agenda. the house has passed four of the 12 appropriations bills. i think you will see them come together with the other eight in the consolidated appropriations package. we will get over to the senate where all good things go to linger. >> kat: >> eboni: let me ask yo, congressman. either you cant speak for all of your colleagues but can you give us a little bit of insight. kats point and harlins points are well taken. whats going on in the psyche of th...

Selling point for government competency to me. >> i think you are likely right about that. but you make a very interesting point. youre saying, carl, you dont think theres going to be a big fight over the wall in december in a lot of people have a different take. why do you see it that way is this. >> no. i think there still could be. i just think theres a lot of cards to be played in this and theres a lot of ways to say youre going to increase border security, were going to have fencing rather ...

Whether theres an appropriations package, or a clean resolution with nothing attached keep the government funded in late april. thats a challenge right over the horizon. and there is a real divide even on strategy. the president is making these comments about democrats who do have a trust gap with the president, as heidi was talking about. at the same time, speaker ryan is saying i dont want to see the republicans work with the democrats on things like health care. lets keep working with my agen...