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New threat to funding

CQ Budget, Episode No. 383

President Donald Trump put funding bills in jeopardy in a push for an expanded voter ID measure.
President Donald Trump put funding bills in jeopardy in a push for an expanded voter ID measure. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

President Donald Trump threatened to block all legislation until Congress passes an expanded voter ID bill that Democrats oppose. CQ Roll Call’s Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman assess what the president’s stance means for long-stymied Homeland Security funding and a potential emergency military spending package for the Iran war. We also discuss the status of Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request.

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