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
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New House rules loosen fiscal restraints
14 min
202
Congress clears omnibus spending package with c...
18 min
203
Will COVID-19 aid be contained in the governmen...
15 min
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Bumps in the road for $908 billion bipartisan C...
14 min
205
Nominee for White House OMB, Neera Tanden, come...
14 min
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Democrats eager to revive earmarks
19 min
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COVID-19 relief and omnibus spending bill face ...
17 min
208
How the transition of power may affect spending
17 min
209
How will a strong showing from Republicans this...
15 min
210
How the election may impact the spending process
17 min
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Pre-election deadline looms for coronavirus aid...
14 min
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Republicans and Trump at odds over coronavirus ...
16 min
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Could we see the return of earmarks?
18 min
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Democrats release new COVID-19 relief bill
17 min
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House Democrats draft stopgap funding bill with...
15 min
216
Lawmakers navigate politics in tackling a stopg...
19 min
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Debt levels set to break records
15 min
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Trump forced through some COVID-19 relief. Now ...
14 min
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COVID-19 relief talks progress slowly
18 min
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Senate Republicans release their COVID-19 relie...
16 min
221
COVID-19 aid negotiations ramp up
16 min
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What’s in the Labor-HHS-Education bill for fisc...
15 min
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Confederate statues, COVID-19, nuclear testing ...
18 min
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COVID-19’s impact on Social Security and Medica...
15 min
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Breakdown in the Senate appropriations process
14 min