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Appropriations kickoff

CQ Budget, Ep. 245

From right, House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Katherine Clark, D-Mass., are seen during a committee hearing in the Rayburn Office Building on March 31, 2022.
From right, House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Katherine Clark, D-Mass., are seen during a committee hearing in the Rayburn Office Building on March 31, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House appropriators are about to begin their markups of fiscal 2023 spending bills after taking a shortcut on a budget blueprint. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak outline what lies ahead for appropriators and assess the latest effort to resurrect a “Build Back Better” reconciliation package.

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