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Border-war aid package on tortured path

CQ Budget, Episode No. 307

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer hopes to assemble bipartisan support for swift passage of a border security and war funding package.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer hopes to assemble bipartisan support for swift passage of a border security and war funding package. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman, Mark Satter and Caitlin Reilly
Posted February 5, 2024 at 2:58pm

A $118 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and border security now faces tough sledding in the Senate and even longer odds in the House. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Mark Satter and Caitlin Reilly assess the prospects for the long-stalled emergency spending measure and two tax bills waiting in the wings.

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