appropriations

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Ideally Congress would fund the U.S. military through regular appropriations that give the services and weapons makers predictable and stable funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Courts Director Robert Conrad will testify before an appropriations subcommittee this summer; members should question him about workplace conduct.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

“Today, we find ourselves past the higher education committee and in appropriations once again.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Congress is given the power to “raise and support Armies,” but that power is hedged with limits, including the requirement that appropriations for the army be renewed every two years.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

He was chair of the appropriations committee in the Utah House of Representatives, where he’d been first elected in 2000.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel