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CQ Budget, Episode 59

House Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., prepares for final appropriations work before he retires. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
House Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., prepares for final appropriations work before he retires. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Jennifer Shutt, Kellie Mejdrich and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 7, 2018 at 10:26am

It’s not a joke! House appropriators are starting to mark up two spending bills this week. CQ appropriations reporter Kellie Mejdrich breaks down what’s in the Military Construction-VA title, while reporter Katherine Tully-McManus unpacks the Legislative Branch bill that funds all that keeps Congress going.

 

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