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Post-election endgame

CQ Budget, Episode No. 331

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has ruled out a Christmas omnibus spending package as lawmakers brace for a difficult lame-duck session.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has ruled out a Christmas omnibus spending package as lawmakers brace for a difficult lame-duck session. (Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call)

Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Washington after the elections with a heap of unfinished business and little time to get it done. Hurricane Helene may push disaster aid to the top of the agenda, while a year-end spending deal could be a heavy lift amid hopes for a farm bill and a defense policy bill. CQ Roll Call’s Peter Cohn and David Lerman assess the political pressures and legislative possibilities of the upcoming lame-duck session.

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