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Budget Tracker Extra, Episode 26

House Budget Chairwoman Diane Black, R-Tenn., and ranking member John Yarmuth, D-Ky. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
House Budget Chairwoman Diane Black, R-Tenn., and ranking member John Yarmuth, D-Ky. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted July 24, 2017 at 1:35pm

A flurry of activity has kept lawmakers busy setting spending levels for various programs, writing a budget blueprint and talking about a tax overhaul. But plenty of obstacles could still stand in their way, say CQ’s Budget Tracker editor David Lerman and senior budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak.

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