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Budget reconciliation ‘horse race’

CQ Budget, Episode No. 338

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pushing for a comprehensive reconciliation package despite divisions within his conference and opposition from Senate Republicans.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pushing for a comprehensive reconciliation package despite divisions within his conference and opposition from Senate Republicans. (Bill Clark/ CQ Roll Call)

Torn over strategy for passing Donald Trump’s agenda, the House and Senate are on a collision course over how to use the budget reconciliation process to pass tax cuts, border security, defense funding and more. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and David Lerman outline the dispute and the political dynamics involved and discuss whether a leadership timeline for action is realistic.

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