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CQ Budget, Episode 44

South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer teamed up to help the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer teamed up to help the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo) (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 16, 2018 at 4:05pm

CQ budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak explains the negotiations to lift the budget caps by as much as $250 billion over two years.

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Spending, Immigration Talks Entangled

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