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Dueling claims on new spending package

CQ Budget, Episode No. 310

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pushing to pass final fiscal 2024 appropriations despite protests from his party's right flank.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is pushing to pass final fiscal 2024 appropriations despite protests from his party's right flank. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Peter Cohn
Posted March 4, 2024 at 5:13pm

Both parties claimed victories in the six-bill appropriations package unveiled Sunday for the current fiscal year. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Peter Cohn outline some of the winners and losers.

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