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CQ Budget, Episode No. 345

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference in the Capitol on March 6, 2025. Senate Democrats must decide if they want to vote against a spending extension and trigger a partial government shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference in the Capitol on March 6, 2025. Senate Democrats must decide if they want to vote against a spending extension and trigger a partial government shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted March 10, 2025 at 4:30pm

House GOP leaders must rally their razor-thin majority to pass a stopgap funding measure this week, while Senate Democrats must decide whether to vote against a bill they dislike and trigger a partial government shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s Peter Cohn and David Lerman assess the prospects for a fiscal 2025 continuing resolution and discuss the state of play on the GOP’s budget reconciliation process.

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