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CQ Budget, Episode No. 362

House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole favors a short-term funding extension while the White House pushes for a longer one.
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole favors a short-term funding extension while the White House pushes for a longer one. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

With barely three weeks to spare, Congress and the Trump administration are struggling to settle on a strategy for a funding extension that would avoid a partial government shutdown next month. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and David Lerman discuss the competing interests at play, the status of appropriations markups and the ongoing court battle over a White House attempt to claw back previously appropriated foreign aid.

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