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Hurdles to Passing Spending Bills

CQ Budget, Episode 76

House and Senate leaders like to brag about their respective chambers’ progress on passing spending bills but not one has won final passage, CQ budget and appropriations reporter Kellie Mejdrich says. She unpacks the reasons behind the bottleneck that now includes a new hurdle:President Trump’s freeze on federal workers’ wages.

Show Notes:

Road Ahead: The House Is Back, Looking for Deals on Spending and Farm Bill

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