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CQ Budget, Episode No. 371

House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is pushing for a smaller-sized spending package than what his Senate counterparts are considering.
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is pushing for a smaller-sized spending package than what his Senate counterparts are considering. (Bill Clark/ CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Aris Folley and Aidan Quigley
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:16pm

As appropriators aim to finish the nine remaining fiscal 2026 spending bills ahead of the Jan. 30 deadline, CQ Roll Call’s Aris Folley and Aidan Quigley discuss two recent Senate spending bills and the two chambers’ competing approaches.

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