Appropriations collision course
CQ Budget, Episode No. 287
The House and Senate appear to be on a collision course over fiscal 2024 spending, while pressure builds in the Senate for an emergency supplemental bill for defense, disaster relief and more. In a special hourlong webinar, CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak discuss the state of the appropriations process, prospects for avoiding a partial government shutdown and the coming battle over emergency spending. A chart showing House and Senate spending allocations that is discussed in the webinar can be found here.
Show Notes:
- Efforts to refill FEMA disaster fund face competing priorities
- Automatic spending cuts would threaten infrastructure funding
- House GOP may move stopgap spending bill as soon as this month