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CQ Budget, Episode No. 401

Senate GOP leaders want to focus on passing a stopgap funding measure while President Donald Trump seeks action on voting restrictions.
Senate GOP leaders want to focus on passing a stopgap funding measure while President Donald Trump seeks action on voting restrictions. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Aidan Quigley, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman
Posted July 27, 2026 at 3:07pm

The Senate wants to pass an expanded version of a House-passed stopgap funding bill before it leaves town for the August recess. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak join host David Lerman to discuss the prospects for a funding extension and why work on reconciliation 3.0 is being put on the back burner.

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