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.

Show Notes:

• Sources: House may scrap votes next week, start recess early
• Legislative Branch spending bill defeated in House
• Senate appropriators ready emergency adds to spending bills
• Financial Services spending bill a big test for slim GOP margin