CQ Budget

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

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Biden weighs strategy for COVID-19 relief
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The Biden administration goes big on COVID-19 r...
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How does budget reconciliation work?
17 min
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New House rules loosen fiscal restraints
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Congress clears omnibus spending package with c...
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Will COVID-19 aid be contained in the governmen...
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Bumps in the road for $908 billion bipartisan C...
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Nominee for White House OMB, Neera Tanden, come...
14 min
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Democrats eager to revive earmarks
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COVID-19 relief and omnibus spending bill face ...
17 min
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How the transition of power may affect spending
17 min
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How will a strong showing from Republicans this...
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How the election may impact the spending process
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Pre-election deadline looms for coronavirus aid...
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Republicans and Trump at odds over coronavirus ...
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Could we see the return of earmarks?
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Democrats release new COVID-19 relief bill
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House Democrats draft stopgap funding bill with...
15 min
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Lawmakers navigate politics in tackling a stopg...
19 min
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Debt levels set to break records
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Trump forced through some COVID-19 relief. Now ...
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COVID-19 relief talks progress slowly
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Senate Republicans release their COVID-19 relie...
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COVID-19 aid negotiations ramp up
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What’s in the Labor-HHS-Education bill for fisc...
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