Posted May 3, 2017 at 4:33pm
Congress struck a deal on a long-overdue spending bill, and all hell broke loose. CQ Roll Call’s Jason Dick, Niels Lesniewski and Walter Shapiro discuss how Washington’s dynamics prevent even a small victory party from breaking out.
Show Notes:
Just overheard a senator tell a staffer he was going to read a newspaper story about what’s in the omnibus.
— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) May 1, 2017
The omnibus includes a new provision providing $100 million for a “Countering Russian Influence and Aggression” account.
— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) May 1, 2017