(May 7, 2019, Washington D.C.) – The Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE) is pleased that the House Subcommittee on Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations FY 2020 draft bill provides badly needed increases for programs that address the shortage of special education personnel and special education research. [...]
Dear Colleagues: Congress was busy this week trying to wrap a few things up as they enter an extended recess period. With the timeline for the election pressing, the momentum will continue. Remember the first Democratic presidential candidate debate is in June -- just two months [...]
House Democrats Adopt Proposal to Raise Budget Caps for FY 2020 Opening the Door for Appropriations Bills to Move In order for the Congress to move funding bills forward, the budget caps need to be raised. Without raising those caps, both defense and non-defense spending [...]
Dear Colleagues: Happy Spring. Yesterday it hit 74 degrees in DC and that is not from all the hot air surrounding the Capitol and the White House! There is no turning back for my daffodils. The President’s FY 2020 budget proposal is out and so a [...]
Dear Colleagues: Happy March! I hope that means spring is around the corner. Even today’s sprinkling of snow can’t stop my daffodils, which are peeking up eagerly. I’m ready; how about you? Yes, there was more that went on in DC this week beyond the Michael [...]
Dear Colleagues: The threat of the federal government shutdown is officially over and this should open the door for a new policy agenda to move forward in 2019! 1. Government Shutdown Averted as Deal is Reached With today as the deadline for the Congress to reach [...]
Dear Colleagues: Well it’s been an interesting year so far in Washington… Lots of activity and little output…. (You’re not really wondering “What’s new?” are you?!) The Sad Shutdown Saga…Headed to an End? With President Trump’s announcement this afternoon that a “deal” has been reached [...]
Dear Colleagues: I had hoped to have good news today and report that the government shutdown was over….but alas…it drags on. I’m hoping for good news next week. The Government Shutdown Set to Become the Longest in History If the partial government shutdown persists [...]
My holiday celebrations are underway with my Christmas tree brightly filling up my living room and the stockings hung in anticipation! I hope you are deep into your holiday events with friends, shopping and enjoyment of decorations cheering up your city or town. Meanwhile, back [...]
Dear Colleagues: Because of the death of President George H.W. Bush and subsequent memorials, Washington was on hold this week. Possible Government Shutdown Postponed The original deadline for passage of the reaming 7 funding bills for FY 2019 was today, December 7. With President [...]
