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Budget reconciliation stalls

CQ Budget, Episode No. 341

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Feb. 5. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Feb. 5. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House leaders had to punt on plans for a Budget Committee markup early this week as Republicans continue to squabble over the size of a budget reconciliation package and how to pay for it. CQ Roll Call’s Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman assess the status of budget negotiations, the timing for action, and how far Senate Republicans may get in their slimmer reconciliation package that omits tax cuts.

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