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Critical test for immigration funding

CQ Budget, Episode No. 389

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., seen in the Capitol last week, is again in the hot seat as he tries to rally GOP support for a budget resolution.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., seen in the Capitol last week, is again in the hot seat as he tries to rally GOP support for a budget resolution. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Paul M. Krawzak, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted April 27, 2026 at 5:35pm

House Republicans will try to adopt a budget resolution that emerged from the Senate in a first step toward funding immigration agencies. CQ Roll Call’s Paul M. Krawzak, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman discuss the challenge for House leaders and the road ahead for the budget reconciliation process.

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