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Fiscal Year Ends With Unclear Path for Government Funding

CQ Budget Podcast, Episode 79

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

With three spending bills signed into law, Congress is unlikely to pass all nine outstanding bills before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, says CQ appropriations reporter Kellie Mejdrich. Meantime, President Donald Trump has sent mixed signals on whether he would sign an $855 billion spending package the House plans to adopt this week, and talks on another four-bill package remain mired in policy fights.

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