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First appropriations bills head to House floor

CQ Budget, Ep. 210

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, right, talks with ranking member Roy Blunt before a Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee on hearing on the fiscal 2022 budget for the Department of Labor.
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, right, talks with ranking member Roy Blunt before a Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee on hearing on the fiscal 2022 budget for the Department of Labor. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell
Posted July 23, 2021 at 12:56pm

The House is taking up seven appropriations bills as one package next week, bringing debates about federal funding for abortion, environmental policy and infrastructure to the floor. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman break down the road ahead for these bills and more.

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