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CQ Roll Call’s budget tracker David Lerman explains how lawmakers in Congress spend the nation’s money.

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Dueling Budget Plans Amid Increasing Hurricane Aid
House and Senate Republicans are likely to wrangle over their competing budget resolutions to pave the way for a tax overhaul, says CQ budget reporter Ryan McCrimmon, who also explains why disaster aid is likely to increase.
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The Path Ahead for the Budget Resolutions
Both chambers are hoping to move on their respective budget resolutions that would pave the way for the much-ballyhooed tax overhaul, says CQ budget reporter Jennifer Shutt. But buried in the budget language is a provision aimed at opening an...
11 min
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Why Any Tax Cuts Could Be Temporary
CQ budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak explains why a Senate budget resolution would add between $750 billion and $1.5 trillion or more to the deficit over 10 years, making any tax cuts temporary. 
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Next Battlefront:Lifting the Spending Caps
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle would like to lift the spending limits established by law, says CQ's budget reporter Jennifer Shutt, adding that it's just the latest budget issue to confront lawmakers along with passing a budget resolution and a...
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