ASAToday for July 17th, 2025

The House Plans to Slash the FY24 Budget The deal between Speaker McCarthy and his conservative detractors lays a foundation for massive spending cuts.  The House GOP lawmakers need to agree among themselves about what’s actually on the table. If spending bills for FY24  are capped at the FY22 levels, that assumes a reduction of…

House Committee Chairs The House Republican conference chose chairs for the 118th Congress.  The Chairs include: Rep. GT Thompson (R-PA), Chair, House Agriculture Committee Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), Chair, Small Business Committee Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), Chair, Ways and Means Committee Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), Chair Homeland Security Committee Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chair, Education…

Peer-to-Peer Learning at SUBExcel! You’ve asked for it, and we listened!  In addition to the top notch speakers and education sessions that have always enhanced our annual event, this year’s SUBExcel will include more opportunities for you to share ideas and insights from your fellow attendees.  We look forward to hearing what these exciting new…

Debt Limit Debate House Republicans have set goals on the debt limit. “It says that we don’t want to agree to a debt limit without some sort of a control mechanism, budget reforms, spending reforms,” Rep. Hill (R-AR) said of the agreement, declining to elaborate on any concrete requirements regarding a debt-limit vote. Rep. Roy…