CQ Budget

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

News
Politics
Government
101
Spending cuts standoff
22 min
102
GOP's budget attack
31 min
103
Dissecting Biden's budget
23 min
104
Preparing for budget release
23 min
105
The politics of Medicare funding
17 min
106
Gloomy fiscal forecast
29 min
107
Battle lines drawn
21 min
108
Appropriations power shifts
22 min
109
CQ Budget: Debt limit strategy
23 min
110
Two fiscal brawls ahead
24 min
111
Fiscal train wreck ahead?
25 min
112
Next year's fiscal outlook
29 min
113
Omnibus showdown
25 min
114
Political Theater: ‘The Corridors of Power’ sho...
26 min
115
Omnibus Spending Talks Heat Up
26 min
116
Lame-duck fiscal agenda
27 min
117
Stopgap funding finale
25 min
118
Final countdown
19 min
119
Spending talks morass
24 min
120
Obstacles to stopgap funding
23 min
121
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
122
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
123
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
124
Microchips and drug pricing
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Lauren Clason
26 min
125
`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