CQ Budget

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

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Government
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Obstacles to stopgap funding
23 min
102
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
103
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
104
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
105
Microchips and drug pricing
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Lauren Clason
26 min
106
`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
107
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
108
Military budget set to swell
Peter Cohn and John M. Donnelly discuss the fiscal 2023 Pentagon budget.
26 min
109
Defense spending battle lines
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn explain the new battle lines over defense spending that could stall appropriations.
24 min
110
Appropriations kickoff
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak outline what lies ahead for appropriators and assess the latest effort to resurrect a "Build Back Better" reconciliation package.
21 min
111
UFO's in budget projections
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn analyze the latest fiscal and economic projections and explain what they might mean for future spending and tax policy.
25 min
112
Pandemic aid derailment
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson assess the prospects for any future aid attempt.
25 min
113
Senate fumble on Ukraine aid
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn explain the cause of the holdup a $40 billion Ukraine aid measure and what it may mean for pandemic-related funding bills waiting in the wings.
24 min
114
Aid package puzzle
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson discuss the latest twists and turns in assembling billions of dollars of supplemental funding.
23 min
115
Aid quandary for Congress
The tangle over supplemental funding and assess the prospects for fiscal 2023 appropriations, a downsized "Build Back Better" measure and more.
25 min
116
Unfinished fiscal agenda
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak outline a jam-packed agenda after the April recess that includes pandemic aid, restaurant relief, a semiconductor manufacturing measure, fiscal 2023 appropriations, and possibly a resurrected "Build Back Better" package.
23 min
117
Pandemic aid package derailed
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Aidan Quigley examine how a bipartisan compromise came unglued and the prospects for salvaging the $10 billion aid package for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics.
16 min
118
Partisan fiscal clash resumes
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn outline the key elements of Joe Biden's budget.
21 min
119
What to expect in the Biden administration budget
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak preview the major elements of a budget package that Congress will wrestle with in coming months.
17 min
120
Tax breaks percolating
18 min
121
Omnibus spending deal done
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson discuss omnibus appropriations for the current fiscal year making it across the finish line this week.
23 min
122
Countdown to a spending deal
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn assess the state of spending negotiations and discuss a lower-profile bill offering a major expansion of veterans' health care benefits.
19 min
123
What's happening with infrastructure spending?
25 min
124
Two weeks and counting
15 min
125
Budget priorities clash in coming months
18 min