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CQ Budget, Ep. 241

The latest episode of CQ Budget takes a look at some of the pieces complicating aid measures for Ukraine and COVID-19.
The latest episode of CQ Budget takes a look at some of the pieces complicating aid measures for Ukraine and COVID-19. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call, composite by Chris Hale/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson
Posted May 6, 2022 at 1:50pm

Disputes over school meal waivers, immigration policy and business assistance are some of the moving pieces complicating aid measures for Ukraine and COVID-19. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson discuss the latest twists and turns in assembling billions of dollars of supplemental funding.

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