Collins Pauses Plan to Move Spending Bills During Topline Talks

The Senate Appropriations Committee scuttled plans to mark up spending bills for the upcoming fiscal year this week, after Democrats balked at initial offers on a topline spending deal, the panel’s Republican chair said Monday.

“We are not proceeding with the Senate Appropriations Committee markup this week because Democratic committee leaders have made clear they are not willing to work with us to pass fiscal year 2027 Appropriations bills,” committee chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said in a statement. “Our subcommittees have made good progress on their bills and will continue their important work.”

Collins had hoped to hold committee ...