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Disaster aid scrubbing

CQ Budget, Episode No. 333

Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will head a new House subcommittee designed to help curb federal spending. — Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will head a new House subcommittee designed to help curb federal spending. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley

Posted November 22, 2024 at 2:44pm

Lawmakers are torn over the size and shape of a disaster relief package headed for a vote next month. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and David Lerman discuss the latest on disaster aid, overdue appropriations, a new Senate defense budget writer and a House firebrand’s new role in curbing government spending.

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