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
Spending battle preview
18 min
102
Divergent spending paths
31 min
103
Appropriations collision course
59 min
104
Defense budget uncertainty
26 min
105
Spending allocations clash
29 min
106
Partisan clash on spending and taxes
33 min
107
Conservatives revolt
28 min
108
Debt limit deal examined
31 min
109
Debt limit deal explained
29 min
110
Spending caps struggle
22 min
111
Debt limit drama
31 min
112
Presidential engagement
24 min
113
Search for debt limit compromise
29 min
114
Test of unity
28 min
115
The politics of raising the debt limit
27 min
116
IRS funding in crosshairs
25 min
117
Debt limit pressure tactics
27 min
118
Spending cuts standoff
22 min
119
GOP's budget attack
31 min
120
Dissecting Biden's budget
23 min
121
Preparing for budget release
23 min
122
The politics of Medicare funding
17 min
123
Gloomy fiscal forecast
29 min
124
Battle lines drawn
21 min
125
Appropriations power shifts
22 min