Kellie Lunney
@klunney
Senior reporter @BGOV covering energy and environment on Capitol Hill. Proud Francophile and Empire State native. Born on a cusp. Retweets are not endorsements.
The sweeping bill Republicans are set to pass includes unprecedented funding that will supercharge efforts to build new immigrant jails, hire thousands of ICE officers and expand the border wall. We broke it all down here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/ @hlowenkron & @aacaldwellLA
Scoop from me: the head of the White House budget office is billing his side job agency, CFPB, $4.7M for his security detail. Details👇
.@WHOMB is now billing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau $4.7 million for Russ Vought’s security detail, according to a memorandum obtained by Government Executive, via @EricM_Katz. buff.ly/WOrIA8p
FEMA’s top political official faced a grilling from lawmakers today on his agency’s response to TX floods and his own delay in visiting the disaster site. Greg Stanton is asking DHS IG to investigate @klunney & I report: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Speaker Mike Johnson wants to pass a follow-up to the recent tax law in the late fall, he says in an interview with Bloomberg Government. Will try again on measures that failed the Byrd test. "It will not be as big. I hope it is as beautiful." news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
A bipartisan bill to overhaul FEMA from House T&I leadership will be introduced "this week," said the panel's top Democrat Larsen during hearing with acting FEMA chief. Here's the draft he and Chairman Sam Graves released in May: transportation.house.gov/news/documents…
Another win for @HawleyMO coming on the heels of his successful effort in OBBB to expand a federal benefits program for survivors of nuclear radiation exposure
The Grain Belt Express boondoggle loan has been CANCELLED
The EPA is getting rid of its Office of Research and Development thehill.com/policy/energy-…
Thank you for the good thoughts for PBS and esp. @NewsHour. It means the world. We're as determined to ever. Ways to support: 1. EASY one - let's build. Folo me - @LisaDNews. Folo @NewsHour RT this.
The Senate is gearing up for another vote-a-rama today — which would mark its fourth since the start of this Congress and the most in a year in decades news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Social media exposure and opposition to President Donald Trump helped boost some junior House members into money-raising powerhouses. Here are five sleeper FEC reports that caught our eye @bgov: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Exclusive: Federal land transfer could help boost an Alaska mining project. Move is part of Trump effort to revive proposed Ambler Road effort. For BGOV subscribers: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
National Congress of American Indians wants Congress to "reject proposals to rescind, eliminate or reduce federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting" A bit of a squeeze for Republicans with significant numbers of Native voters after Trump said he needs this cut
JUST IN🚨: Hawley Secures Pledge from Energy Secretary to Halt the Grain Belt Express hawley.senate.gov/hawley-secures…
In last week's Power Play, @bgov newsletter on lobbying, we looked at tribal lobbying over cuts to public broadcasting: Native American Indian tribes are mobilizing to save the funds. news-emails.bindg.com/v1/newsletter/…
Devastating Texas floods are renewing debate over the future of disaster response in the US as the Trump administration works to downsize FEMA. @ellengilmer explains: bit.ly/4eDYqyG
New: For 3rd week in a row, there have been issues with the air conditioning at EPA headquarters, sending indoor temperatures above 80 degrees. Some career staff have wondered among themselves if the issues are another mechanism to induce resignations. Admin officials say that's…
Devastating Texas floods are renewing debate over the future of disaster response in the US as the Trump administration works to downsize the Federal Emergency Management Agency. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Rep @WesleyBell4MO & @CoriBush are at an @HawleyMO event touting the inclusion of an expanded fund for victims of nuclear radiation in Trump’s mega bill (No Democrats voted for the 1000 page bill which extends tax cuts and slashes $1T from social safety net programs)
RECA has now been updated on the @Department404 website! Thanks DOJ for getting it up so fast! @HawleyMO What a beautiful site!
More victims of nuke radiation exposure from 20th century atomic bomb testing will be eligible for federal compensation under language in OBBB. Huge win for @HawleyMO and @benraylujan