Financial Services bill loaded with hot-button issues may signal trouble ahead
CQ Budget Podcast, Episode 116
House Democrats passed the Financial Services spending bill that includes some controversial provisions, says CQ Roll Call’s banking reporter Jim Saksa. Those include blocking money for a border wall, increasing funding to enforce sanctions on Iran and allowing the District of Columbia to fund abortions.
Show Notes:
- House Democrats lose procedural vote to GOP minority for first time in months
- U.S.-Iran confrontation escalates as Trump threatens ‘obliteration’ after Rouhani’s insult
- Senate will vote on border aid supplemental before July 4 recess