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Lawmakers are preparing for a busy appropriations season in the coming months.

Budget season preview

By David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Evan Campbell
Posted May 7, 2021 at 12:29pm
President Joe Biden removes his face mask before addressing a joint session of Congress, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi look on.

Biden goes even bigger on spending

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Evan Campbell
Posted April 30, 2021 at 11:54am
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is seen during a Senate vote in the Capitol on Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Senate Republicans push $568 billion counteroffer on infrastructure

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Evan Campbell
Posted April 23, 2021 at 11:58am
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., proposed a two-step strategy that combines both a bipartisan approach and use of budget reconciliation for passing the Biden administration's $2 trillion infrastructure plan.

Democrats torn over strategy for passing $2T infrastructure plan

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Evan Campbell
Posted April 16, 2021 at 12:14pm
Biden's $1.52 trillion discretionary budget request does not include equal increases in defense and nondefense discretionary spending, which could lead to a bumpy appropriations process next year.

Boosting domestic spending

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Evan Campbell
Posted April 9, 2021 at 1:02pm
President Joe Biden boards Air Force One in the rain at Andrews Air Force Base on March 31, 2021.

Why a $2 trillion infrastructure plan is a heavy lift

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted April 2, 2021 at 1:05pm
One of the reasons the Biden administration is releasing spending proposals for the various departments and agencies that make up the discretionary portion of the federal budget is so that the annual budget and appropriations process can get going.

White House set to unveil budget framework

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted March 26, 2021 at 12:10pm
House Republicans lifted their decade-old ban on earmarks Wednesday during a closed-door vote, freeing up members to request “congressionally directed spending” under the new process Democrats announced last month.

The return of earmarks in Congress

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted March 19, 2021 at 11:26am
The House is set to vote on the Senate-amended coronavirus relief bill in the coming days.

House to vote on Senate-amended coronavirus bill

By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman and Evan Campbell
Posted March 9, 2021 at 11:35am
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., is one of the few Senate Democrats who doesn't support including an increase in the minimum wage in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill.

Senate to take up $1.9 trillion aid bill

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted March 2, 2021 at 11:49am