Lawmakers are starting to work on next fiscal year’s federal spending plan with nearly 30 hearings coming up — even though they’ve given a thumbs down to President Trump’s budget request and have no idea how much they can spend, says Budget Tracker editor David Lerman.

Show Notes:

• No Summer Job? Hill Turns to Make-Work Budgeting
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  Trump Budget Request Rolls Out to a Quarreling Congress

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