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CQ Budget, Episode No. 266

House Budget Chairman Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, center, promises to offer "examples" of spending cuts that could be part of a debt limit deal.
House Budget Chairman Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, center, promises to offer "examples" of spending cuts that could be part of a debt limit deal. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley
Posted February 10, 2023 at 1:43pm

Both parties have made their opening bids in the battle over raising the statutory debt limit. CQ Roll’s David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley outline the political dynamics in the Republican push for spending cuts and pledges to protect Social Security and Medicare. They also assess how new members could influence spending bills in the Appropriations Committees.

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