With fiscal 2017 spending finally done, lawmakers are belatedly poised to begin working on fiscal 2018 funding, say CQ Roll Call's budget editor Jane Norman and Budget Tracker editor David Lerman. But the freshly passed House health care bill is likely to consume lawmakers’ time, further jamming up budget work, adds Lerman.Show Notes: Work on Fiscal 2018 Budget On HoldDavid Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Trump’s Next Budget Battle Begins Soon icymi: OMB Director Mulvaney Touts a 'Good Shutdown' Come September, via @kelmej https://t.co/WWfJG9yUGx — Jennifer Shutt (@JenniferShutt) May 8, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1; Think Fiscal 2017 Was Tough? Oh, Just Wait https://t.co/HYKRavtbsw pic.twitter.com/p9HSuEoCXW — Jennifer Shutt (@JenniferShutt) May 8, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1;
