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Omnibus showdown

CQ Budget, Episode 260

House Appropriations ranking member Kay Granger, R-Texas, speaks during a House GOP news conference on government funding on Wednesday.
House Appropriations ranking member Kay Granger, R-Texas, speaks during a House GOP news conference on government funding on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Congress has until Dec. 23 to complete an overdue omnibus spending package for the current fiscal year. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson, Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss outline what to expect in the final bill, what may end up on the cutting room floor and how a climactic week on Capitol Hill may play out.

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