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Lame-duck fiscal agenda

CQ Budget, Ep. 258

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., may play a key role in determining the timing of an omnibus spending package.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., may play a key role in determining the timing of an omnibus spending package. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted November 17, 2022 at 12:46pm

After a split verdict in the midterm elections, a lame-duck Congress under Democratic control will try to complete its fiscal agenda. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Peter Cohn assess the impact of the elections on the prospects for an omnibus spending package, lifting the statutory debt limit, and more.

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