Negotiations to keep the government funded beyond Feb. 8 are underway, as lawmakers prepare to add even more to the nation’s credit card, say CQ’s senior budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak and appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt. Also, the race heats up for the next chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

Show Notes:

• The Appropriator in Winter: Frelinghuysen’s Last Stand
• In Budget Talks, the ‘Dreamer’ Tail Wags the Spending Caps Dog