Episodios

  • Spending bill punts

    Spending bill punts
    Jul 29 2024
    Senate appropriators scrapped plans to take up their Homeland Security bill this week, while the House punted on three spending bills before leaving town for an extended summer recess. CQ Roll Call's Aidan Quigley, Valerie Yurk and David Lerman discuss the latest setbacks to the appropriations process and the challenge awaiting Congress this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 m
  • Appropriations derailed

    Appropriations derailed
    Jul 22 2024
    House leaders decided to punt on two of the four spending bills they had hoped to pass this week, and plans for votes next week could be scrapped entirely. Senate appropriators, meanwhile, will try to mark up four more of their bills this week without a bipartisan agreement on discretionary spending limits. CQ Roll Call's Peter Cohn and David Lerman discuss the state of the appropriations process as election-year pressures continue to build. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 m
  • GOP's political edge

    GOP's political edge
    Jul 8 2024
    The presidential debate put Democrats on the defensive, led to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside, and left Republicans feeling emboldened. CQ Roll Call's Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman discuss what those political dynamics may mean for tax policy and the appropriations process, which ramps up in the Senate this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 m
  • Law enforcement funding battle

    Law enforcement funding battle
    Jul 1 2024
    A Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill drafted by House Republicans has triggered partisan disputes over federal law enforcement funding and policies as the GOP majority tries to rein in the Biden administration Justice Department. Senate appropriators, meanwhile, are preparing to begin their own markups as early as next week. CQ Roll Call's Ryan Tarinelli, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman outline the flashpoints in the Commerce-Justice-Science bill and the game plan for Senate appropriators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 m
  • Border security and foreign aid fights

    Border security and foreign aid fights
    Jun 24 2024
    The House plans to take up its spending bills this week for the Homeland Security Department and the State Department and related agencies. CQ Roll Call's Rachel Oswald, Michael Macagnone and David Lerman preview the likely floor fights on those bills and what they mean for the appropriations process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 m
  • Spending caps in peril

    Spending caps in peril
    Jun 17 2024
    A budget caps agreement for the coming fiscal year could be falling apart after the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a defense authorization bill that would bust the cap on defense spending by $28 billion. And Republicans are starting to plan for an extension of tax cuts that are set to expire next year. CQ Roll Call's Paul M. Krawzak, Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman discuss the state of the budget caps deal, the appropriations process, and the fate of Trump-era tax cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 m
  • Defense spending schism

    Defense spending schism
    Jun 10 2024
    The House is set to pass a defense policy bill authorizing a 1 percent spending increase, but Senate Republicans are pushing for a bigger defense increase that would bust a budget cap set last year. CQ Roll Call's Caroline Coudriet and David Lerman preview the coming battle over defense spending and the legislative action in both chambers on their competing versions of the annual defense authorization bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 m
  • Appropriations sprint begins

    Appropriations sprint begins
    Jun 3 2024
    House leaders begin a two-month sprint this week to move all 12 of their GOP-backed fiscal 2025 spending bills across the floor before the August recess. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Aidan Quigley assess the obstacles to that goal, the potential impact of Donald Trump's felony convictions, and the primary election threat facing the new House Appropriations Committee chairman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 m