CQ Budget

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

News
Politics
Government
101
Dissecting Biden's budget
23 min
102
Preparing for budget release
23 min
103
The politics of Medicare funding
17 min
104
Gloomy fiscal forecast
29 min
105
Battle lines drawn
21 min
106
Appropriations power shifts
22 min
107
CQ Budget: Debt limit strategy
23 min
108
Two fiscal brawls ahead
24 min
109
Fiscal train wreck ahead?
25 min
110
Next year's fiscal outlook
29 min
111
Omnibus showdown
25 min
112
Political Theater: ‘The Corridors of Power’ sho...
26 min
113
Omnibus Spending Talks Heat Up
26 min
114
Lame-duck fiscal agenda
27 min
115
Stopgap funding finale
25 min
116
Final countdown
19 min
117
Spending talks morass
24 min
118
Obstacles to stopgap funding
23 min
119
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
120
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
121
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
122
Microchips and drug pricing
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Lauren Clason
26 min
123
`Build Back Better' unravels
Sen. Joe Manchin III no longer supporting climate provisions or higher taxes as part of any budget reconciliation package.
27 min
124
Crunch time for Democratic agenda
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn examine the legislative options for what could be a chaotic and unpredictable July work session on Capitol Hill.
25 min
125
Military budget set to swell
Peter Cohn and John M. Donnelly discuss the fiscal 2023 Pentagon budget.
26 min