In ‘minibus’ spending package, lawmakers reject deep budget cuts, limit agency reorganizations
In ‘minibus’ spending package, lawmakers reject deep budget cuts, limit agency reorganizations  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Wed Jan 07 2026
Description: Congressional appropriators are rejecting some of the most severe agency budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration. It’s the latest step lawmakers are taking to pass a comprehensive spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year … and avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month. They’re also looking to put additional guardrails on unilateral agency reorganizations that could further shrink the federal workforce. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.