Ep. 16: Big Issues Left Unresolved by a Dysfunctional Congress
The Big Story
Congress is going on a seven-week summer break without resolving critical issues from funding the government beyond Sept. 30 to paying for a response to the Zika virus. “There is no agreement yet on a fiscal 2017 plan,’’ says CQ Roll Call’s Budget & Economy Editor Jane Norman. Along with Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim, Norman talks about the issues that have created the gridlock and the Band-Aid plans that may be used in September to avert a government shutdown in a highly charged election year.
Show notes:
.@PressSec hits Senate GOP sev times for “leaving a day early” for a 7-week “vacation.” WH would like #Zika bills, nominations b4 then.
— John T. Bennett (@BennettJohnT) July 13, 2016