HHS, Labor Departments Get Hike in Senate Spending Measure (2)

The departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services would get a $9 billion collective increase in legislation approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday.

The Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee’s bill would provide $122.8 billion in discretionary funding for HHS and $13.8 billion to the Labor Department. Unlike their House counterparts, senators are mostly keeping the current funding for worker protection agencies with some slight increases.

“This bill makes major new investments to help Americans in every part of the country get a great education, make ends meet, and get the support and services they need to stay healthy and thrive,” ...