Congressional appropriators, the lawmakers with jurisdiction over government funding, were once among the most powerful figures on Capitol Hill — tough and often-revered negotiators who struck bipartisan deals even in the most polarized times. Those days might be over.
Last week’s rapid-fire push by GOP leaders to enact a stopgap funding bill through September put into sharp relief the waning influence of the House and Senate Appropriations committees that once ran the show. With President...
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