Podcast: The Policy Fights That Could Upend Final 2018 Spending Bill – Roll Call

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Podcast: The Policy Fights That Could Upend Final 2018 Spending Bill

CQ Budget, Episode 50

Immigration rights demonstrators prepare to march from the White House to the Trump Hotel and the Justice Department to oppose President Trump's decision to end the DACA program for "dreamers" on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By David Lerman and Ryan McCrimmon

Posted March 5, 2018 at 12:21pm

With half of fiscal year 2018 already behind them, lawmakers are struggling with a catch-all spending bill to fund the rest of the year, but controversial issues popping up — from gun control legislation to the border wall — could cripple talks, says CQ budget and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon.

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10 Policy Issues to Watch in Omnibus Spending Bill

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