Countdown to a spending deal
CQ Budget, Ep. 233
With one week to go before current government funding runs out, lawmakers are struggling to reach a deal on fiscal 2022 appropriations while accommodating a new White House request for additional Ukraine aid and pandemic relief. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Peter Cohn assess the state of spending negotiations and discuss a lower-profile bill offering a major expansion of veterans’ health care benefits.
Show Notes:
- White House aid request complicates omnibus spending talks
- White House lowers expectations for COVID-19 supplemental, but GOP resistance remains
- Bipartisan retirement bill could hitch a ride on omnibus