Podcast: Guns, Immigration Could Trip Up Long-Awaited 2018 Spending Plan

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Podcast: Guns, Immigration Could Trip Up Long-Awaited 2018 Spending Plan

CQ Budget, Episode 49

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, conclude a news conference after the Republican Senate Policy luncheon in the Capitol on February 13, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Posted February 26, 2018 at 2:32pm

CQ budget and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon previews what lawmakers are likely to include in a catch-all fiscal 2018 spending bill and the issues that could spark controversy.

RollCall

Show Notes:

As Omnibus Looms, Lobbying Commences
Opinion: If Nothing Else, the Budget Act Is a Win for Chronic Care

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