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CQ Budget

CQ Roll Call’s budget tracker David Lerman explains how lawmakers in Congress spend the nation’s money.

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Democrat to Reshape Priorities on Spending Panel

Democrat to Reshape Priorities on Spending Panel

Democratic Rep. Nita M. Lowey of New York is expected to lead the powerful House appropriations panel in the new Congres... Read more

12 Nov 2018

12mins

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Trump's Christmas Wish List: Billions for Wildfire Suppression, Unaccompanied Children

Trump's Christmas Wish List: Billions for Wildfire Suppression, Unaccompanied Children

Just when lawmakers thought they had breathing room to hammer out a year-end spending deal, President Donald Trump drops... Read more

10 Dec 2018

14mins

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Dueling Budget Plans Amid Increasing Hurricane Aid

Dueling Budget Plans Amid Increasing Hurricane Aid

House and Senate Republicans are likely to wrangle over their competing budget resolutions to pave the way for a tax ove... Read more

10 Oct 2017

12mins

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Inching Toward a Spending Spree

Inching Toward a Spending Spree

CQ budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak explains the negotiations to lift the budget caps by as much as $250 billion over two... Read more

16 Jan 2018

12mins

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Don't Pop the Champagne Just Yet on Tax Overhaul

Don't Pop the Champagne Just Yet on Tax Overhaul

Republicans hailed their budget resolution as the key to unlocking a tax code overhaul, but history suggests a partisan ... Read more

23 Oct 2017

12mins

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Congress Looks to Avert Another Shutdown

Congress Looks to Avert Another Shutdown

CQ budget and appropriations reporters Kellie Mejdrich and Jennifer Shutt unpack what could happen in the next three wee... Read more

28 Jan 2019

16mins

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How Congress Might Rewrite Trump's Budget

How Congress Might Rewrite Trump's Budget

The president has proposed deep cuts to planned spending in Medicare and Medicaid, while trying to uphold austere limits... Read more

18 Mar 2019

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Spending Milestone Within Reach

Spending Milestone Within Reach

Congress is racing to pass at least three spending bills as early as this week and is poised to make progress on others,... Read more

10 Sep 2018

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Down to the Wire Amid Setback in Government Funding Talks

Down to the Wire Amid Setback in Government Funding Talks

A new snag over immigrant detention policy has thrown a monkey wrench into border security negotiations, as lawmake... Read more

11 Feb 2019

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Can Congress avoid a shutdown?

Can Congress avoid a shutdown?

Congress is finally back in town after a long summer recess and the race is on to avoid a government shutdown before th... Read more

9 Sep 2019

16mins

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Spending Bill Strategy

Spending Bill Strategy

Republican lawmakers are hoping to be able to pass several of the 12 spending bills before the 2019 fiscal year begins O... Read more

30 Apr 2018

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New Costs for Veterans Health Slow Spending Bill Progress

New Costs for Veterans Health Slow Spending Bill Progress

CQ budget reporter Kellie Mejdrich breaks down why Senate appropriators face stiff opposition from the House and White H... Read more

16 Jul 2018

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Why partisan spending allocations spell trouble for the appropriations process

Why partisan spending allocations spell trouble for the appropriations process

After months of delay, Senate appropriators finally got to work on their spending bills for the new fiscal year, which b... Read more

16 Sep 2019

15mins

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Trump Budget Could Conflict With Spending Plans

Trump Budget Could Conflict With Spending Plans

Roll Call senior Senate reporter Niels Lesniewski and CQ appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt preview the Trump admini... Read more

12 Feb 2018

7mins

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Putting Trump's Immigration Crackdown in Context

Putting Trump's Immigration Crackdown in Context

President Donald Trump's move to criminally prosecute migrants crossing the border illegally, and to separate them fro... Read more

1 Jun 2018

22mins

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Here Come the Minibuses

Here Come the Minibuses

The House takes up its first package of spending bills — a minibus — for fiscal 2019 this week, while the Appropriations... Read more

4 Jun 2018

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Another Stopgap Coming as Congress Readies to Spend, Spend, Spend

Another Stopgap Coming as Congress Readies to Spend, Spend, Spend

Negotiations to keep the government funded beyond Feb. 8 are underway, as lawmakers prepare to add even more to the nati... Read more

5 Feb 2018

12mins

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Divided Democrats May Forgo a Budget Resolution

Divided Democrats May Forgo a Budget Resolution

The House Budget Committee may punt on a fiscal 2020 budget resolution to avoid exposing Democratic caucus fissures over... Read more

1 Apr 2019

13mins

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Defense, Domestic Budget Increases Crucial for Long-Term Spending Deal

Defense, Domestic Budget Increases Crucial for Long-Term Spending Deal

CQ appropriations reporters Kellie Mejdrich and Jennifer Shutt discuss the two-week spending bill that averted a govern... Read more

11 Dec 2017

14mins

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First House Spending Bills Address #MeToo, Marijuana, Gitmo and More

First House Spending Bills Address #MeToo, Marijuana, Gitmo and More

It's not a joke! House appropriators are starting to mark up two spending bills this week. CQ appropriations reporter Ke... Read more

7 May 2018

15mins

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