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CQ Budget, Episode No. 296

Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has three weeks to broker a stopgap funding measure before the government runs out of money.
Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has three weeks to broker a stopgap funding measure before the government runs out of money. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Peter Cohn
Posted October 27, 2023 at 2:04pm

Newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., takes office with a hefty fiscal agenda only three weeks before the government runs out of money. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley outline the challenges Johnson faces to keep the government open, handle emergency spending requests and get the appropriations process back on track.

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