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Reconciliation picks up, again

CQ Budget, Episode No. 388

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has little margin for error to pass a reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has little margin for error to pass a reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley
Posted April 13, 2026 at 4:31pm

President Donald Trump has backed Senate Republicans’ plan for two more reconciliation bills, the first of which would focus solely on immigration enforcement funding. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley describe the prospects for the first bill and the next steps for the fiscal 2027 spending process.

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