CQ Budget

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

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Politics
Government
101
IRS funding in crosshairs
25 min
102
Debt limit pressure tactics
27 min
103
Spending cuts standoff
22 min
104
GOP's budget attack
31 min
105
Dissecting Biden's budget
23 min
106
Preparing for budget release
23 min
107
The politics of Medicare funding
17 min
108
Gloomy fiscal forecast
29 min
109
Battle lines drawn
21 min
110
Appropriations power shifts
22 min
111
CQ Budget: Debt limit strategy
23 min
112
Two fiscal brawls ahead
24 min
113
Fiscal train wreck ahead?
25 min
114
Next year's fiscal outlook
29 min
115
Omnibus showdown
25 min
116
Political Theater: ‘The Corridors of Power’ sho...
26 min
117
Omnibus Spending Talks Heat Up
26 min
118
Lame-duck fiscal agenda
27 min
119
Stopgap funding finale
25 min
120
Final countdown
19 min
121
Spending talks morass
24 min
122
Obstacles to stopgap funding
23 min
123
A win for Democrats
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Laura Weiss and Paul M. Krawzak examine passage of the climate, health and tax package.
29 min
124
Democrats unite
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn outline the changes that led to a revised version of the health, climate and tax package.
27 min
125
Joe Manchin's 180
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Laura Weiss examine a surprise change of heart from Joe Manchin, putting a revamped "Build Back Better" plan back on the table.
32 min