Why there’s no Senate spending plan as deadline nears
CQ Budget podcast, Episode 117

With only 25 days left with both the House and Senate in session before the new fiscal year begins, the Senate has yet to draft any of its 12 spending bills and has no plan in place to pass them. The result is likely another short-term stopgap funding measure as congressional leaders struggle to reach a bipartisan deal on overall spending limits. CQ Roll Call’s chief budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak explains why Congress has reached this point.
Show Notes:
- Congress returns to pressure to get spending deals done
- Familiar offsets could resurface in spending caps talks
- Leaders on collision course on member pay raise issue
- Emergency border funds face delays as money and time run short