New year’s outlook for reconciliation package and appropriations

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New year’s outlook for reconciliation package and appropriations

CQ Budget, Ep. 227

Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., arrives in the Capitol for a vote on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By David Lerman, Jennifer Shutt and Evan Campbell

Posted January 7, 2022 at 12:06pm

CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman look ahead to negotiations around the roughly $2 trillion reconciliation package and appropriations season.

Show Notes:

Democrats look to new year to pass tax and spending package
Senate clears procedural debt limit measure
So much to do, so little time
At last, House passes massive reconciliation package
Will the reconciliation bill pass soon?

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