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Breakdown in the Senate appropriations process

CQ Budget, Ep. 160

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., asks a question during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled Police Use of Force and Community Relations, in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., asks a question during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled Police Use of Force and Community Relations, in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/POOL)
By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted June 23, 2020 at 12:05pm

Partisan tensions over coronavirus aid and police brutality now threaten to derail the Senate appropriations process, while the House Appropriations Committee prepares for an extremely busy July. David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what’s changed during the last week and how it’ll impact the appropriations process for months to come.

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