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So much to do, so little time

CQ Budget, Ep. 224

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., and Rep. David E. Price, D-N.C., right, conduct a bill enrollment ceremony for the stopgap spending bill in the Capitol.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., and Rep. David E. Price, D-N.C., right, conduct a bill enrollment ceremony for the stopgap spending bill in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

There is so much left for Congress to do before the end of the year — a vote on the debt limit and the sweeping climate and social spending package. But divisions are so sharp that even the smallest of tasks like agreeing on a stopgap funding measure have become monumental tasks. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Peter Cohn break down everything you need to know about the reconciliation package, the debt ceiling and the latest continuing resolution. 

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