CQ Budget

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

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Omnibus showdown
25 min
127
Political Theater: ‘The Corridors of Power’ sho...
26 min
128
Omnibus Spending Talks Heat Up
26 min
129
Lame-duck fiscal agenda
27 min
130
Stopgap funding finale
25 min
131
Final countdown
19 min
132
Spending talks morass
24 min
133
Obstacles to stopgap funding
23 min
134
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
135
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
136
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
137
Microchips and drug pricing
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Lauren Clason
26 min
138
`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
139
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
140
Military budget set to swell
Peter Cohn and John M. Donnelly discuss the fiscal 2023 Pentagon budget.
26 min
141
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
142
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
143
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
144
Pandemic aid derailment
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson assess the prospects for any future aid attempt.
25 min
145
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
146
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
147
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
148
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
149
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
150
Partisan fiscal clash resumes
CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn outline the key elements of Joe Biden's budget.
21 min