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Podcast: Back to the Future for the 2018 Spending Bill

CQ Budget, Episode 55

President Donald Trump and his administration are discussing a process with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy that could allow Republicans to rescind some funds they recently approved in the bipartisan omnibus spending bill. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo
President Donald Trump and his administration are discussing a process with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy that could allow Republicans to rescind some funds they recently approved in the bipartisan omnibus spending bill. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo
By David Lerman and Peter Cohn
Posted April 9, 2018 at 12:28pm

Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump are mulling going back to the 2018 omnibus and cutting programs already funded by the spending bill in a possible effort to assuage their political base, says CQ budget editor Peter Cohn. He explains the steps lawmakers would need to take to make that happen.

 

Show Notes:

Republicans Mulling Budget Gambit to Avoid Spending Some Omnibus Funds

 

 

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