New House rules loosen fiscal restraints
CQ Budget, Ep. 184
The House adopted its rules package for the 117th Congress on Monday. The rules remove fiscal constraints on deficit-increasing legislation as long as it is related to the COVID-19 response or climate change. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what the rules change means and the rift it exposes between moderate and progressive Democrats.
Show Notes:
- Democratic unity on budget rules masks schism under the surface
- House adopts rules package for 117th Congress
- House holds not-so-socially-distant swearing-in
- House rules package offers compromise on members’ requests
- House rules would exempt coronavirus, climate bills from budget limits
