Last year's bipartisan budget deal put the brakes on discretionary spending for the 2017 fiscal year. (aaas.org)
about NSBA Praises Senate's Passage of Bipartisan Budget Act; Encourages Lawmakers to Prioritize Education Funding (nsba.org)
While the changes to the policy measure reflect the funding levels for the Pentagon in the recent bipartisan budget agreement, eliminating one key reason President Barack Obama vetoed the original measure, a disagreement remains over potentially closing the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. (rollcall.com)