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CQ Budget, Episode No. 374

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said appropriations and the health insurance battle are now on "separate tracks."
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said appropriations and the health insurance battle are now on "separate tracks." (Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call)
By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and David Lerman
Posted January 6, 2026 at 3:22pm

Congressional leaders have big hopes for the new year: passing all the remaining, long-delayed spending bills by a Jan. 30 funding deadline. But can they pull it off? CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and David Lerman assess the outlook for appropriations and what accounts for a new bipartisan cooperative spirit that could make progress possible.

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