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CQ Budget

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

Children's Insurance Program Sparks Divisions in Rescission Package

CQ appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt outlines the obstacles lawmakers could face in advancing the Trump administration's proposal to claw back $15 billion from previously approved spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 14, 201810 min

First House Spending Bills Address #MeToo, Marijuana, Gitmo and More

It's not a joke! House appropriators are starting to mark up two spending bills this week. CQ appropriations reporter Kellie Mejdrich breaks down what's in the Military Construction-VA title, while reporter Katherine Tully-McManus unpacks the Legislative Branch bill that funds all that keeps Congress going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 07, 201815 min

Spending Bill Strategy

Republican lawmakers are hoping to be able to pass several of the 12 spending bills before the 2019 fiscal year begins Oct. 1. CQ appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt explains how that might work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 30, 201812 min

GOP Farm Bill Targets Food Stamps, Heads for House Vote

On the heels of Republican leaders calling for cuts to entitlement programs, a GOP-written farm bill is headed to the House for a vote, angering Democrats who charge they were left out of the process and as a result millions of low-income people could lose food aid. CQ agriculture reporter Ellyn Ferguson explains those dynamics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 23, 201812 min

Pitfalls Under New Tax Law

With tax day on Tuesday, CQ budget and tax editor Peter Cohn takes a look at the impact the new tax law will have on individual taxpayers and the broader economy. Republican proponents say the tax overhaul will spur economic growth, but it is likely to also boost the country's debt and catch some taxpayers off guard, explains Cohn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 201813 min

Back to the Future for the 2018 Spending Bill

Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump are mulling going back to the 2018 omnibus and cutting programs already funded by the spending bill in a possible effort to assuage their political base, says CQ budget editor Peter Cohn. He explains the steps lawmakers would need to take to make that happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 09, 201816 min

The GOP's About-Face on Deficits

Democrats say the GOP is being hypocritical to call for a balanced budget amendment after passing legislation that skyrocketed the deficit. CQ appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon unpacks what's behind the GOP's drive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 02, 201810 min

Fiscal 2019 Holds Same Old Problems

The fiscal 2018 omnibus is finally law. But, Congress is already prepping to take on the fiscal 2019 appropriations process. Despite optimism, meeting the Oct. 1 fiscal year deadline will be an uphill climb, says CQ appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 26, 201812 min

Top Appropriators Seek Hometown Cash as Shutdown Threat Nears

CQ appropriations reporters Kellie Mejdrich and Ryan McCrimmon explain how a committee chairmanship can pay off in more ways than one and why Republicans are once again talking about another round of tax cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 19, 201810 min

Abortion Rift Slows Spending Bill Progress

CQ budget and appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt explains how the latest negotiations to arrive at a fiscal 2018 catchall spending bill have been mired over funding that could reach Planned Parenthood, always a contentious issue for lawmakers. Also, Congress considers changing the start of the fiscal year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 12, 201810 min

The Policy Fights That Could Upend Final 2018 Spending Bill

With half of fiscal year 2018 already behind them, lawmakers are struggling with a catch-all spending bill to fund the rest of the year, but controversial issues popping up — from gun control legislation to the border wall — could cripple talks, says CQ budget and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 05, 201810 min

Guns, Immigration Could Trip Up Long-Awaited 2018 Spending Plan

CQ budget and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon previews what lawmakers are likely to include in a catch-all fiscal 2018 spending bill and the issues that could spark controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 26, 201811 min

Trump Budget Could Conflict With Spending Plans

Roll Call senior Senate reporter Niels Lesniewski and CQ appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt preview the Trump administration's fiscal 2019 budget request, which is being released just days after Congress passed a $153 billion increase to next year's discretionary spending cap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 12, 20187 min

Another Stopgap Coming as Congress Readies to Spend, Spend, Spend

Negotiations to keep the government funded beyond Feb. 8 are underway, as lawmakers prepare to add even more to the nation's credit card, say CQ's senior budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak and appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt. Also, the race heats up for the next chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 05, 201812 min

Hoping to Avoid Another Shutdown

CQ appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt talks about the various hurdles lawmakers will need to overcome to prevent another government shutdown.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 29, 201810 min

Shutdown Scramble

CQ Budget Tracker Editor David Lerman has the latest on the government shutdown and why Senate lawmakers are at an impasse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 22, 201811 min

Inching Toward a Spending Spree

CQ budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak explains the negotiations to lift the budget caps by as much as $250 billion over two years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 201812 min

Congress' Spending Quagmire

The Budget Tracker Extra Podcast is now CQ Budget. New look but same great show. CQ's budget and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon explains the obstacles faced by lawmakers to lifting the spending caps and agreeing to a long-term budget deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 08, 201812 min

The Long and Winding Road to A Spending Deal

CQ budget and appropriations editor Peter Cohn explains why a long-running standoff over spending limits is complicating passage of a stopgap measure needed to avoid a government shutdown come Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 18, 201712 min

Defense, Domestic Budget Increases Crucial for Long-Term Spending Deal

CQ appropriations reporters Kellie Mejdrich and Jennifer Shutt discuss the two-week spending bill that averted a government shutdown and look at how lawmakers may keep the government funded beyond Dec. 22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 201714 min

GOP's Band-Aid Deal to Avert a Shutdown

CQ budget reporter Jennifer Shutt explains the continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 22 and a temporary funding fix for the Children's Health Insurance Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 04, 20179 min

A Two-Year Budget Deal in the Making

CQ's Paul M. Krawzak spells out the progress lawmakers are making on reaching a two-year budget deal that would most likely lift the 2011 budget caps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 20, 201712 min

How the Tax Cuts Could Stymie Economic Growth

The Republican writers of the tax overhaul say that lowering taxes on corporations and others would spur economic growth even if the cuts produce a deficit. CQ's budget guru Paul M. Krawzak explains how the opposite could occur. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 13, 201714 min

The GOP Tax Plan Unpacked

In a special episode of The Week Ahead and Budget Tracker Extra podcasts, CQ journalists Shawn Zeller, David Lerman and Peter Cohn take a deep dive into the new tax bill and explain what it would mean for corporations, small businesses and individuals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 06, 201719 min

GOP Tax Plan: 'Square Peg Into Round Hole'

Republicans are quickly trying to pass a tax overhaul plan but indications are that obstacles are around every corner, say CQ Tax Editor Catalina Camia and Budget Editor Peter Cohn, who explain the complications facing the plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 30, 201714 min

Don't Pop the Champagne Just Yet on Tax Overhaul

Republicans hailed their budget resolution as the key to unlocking a tax code overhaul, but history suggests a partisan tax bill could still face a rocky road, as CQ Budget editor Peter Cohn explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 23, 201713 min

Trump Kneecapping Obamacare Adds to Year-End Spending Hurdles

Health care, border wall funding and legislation for Dreamers and an assortment of other issues are piling up and likely to complicate efforts for a year-end spending deal to avert a partial government shutdown, says CQ Budget reporter Jennifer Shutt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 16, 20179 min

Dueling Budget Plans Amid Increasing Hurricane Aid

House and Senate Republicans are likely to wrangle over their competing budget resolutions to pave the way for a tax overhaul, says CQ budget reporter Ryan McCrimmon, who also explains why disaster aid is likely to increase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 10, 201713 min

The Path Ahead for the Budget Resolutions

Both chambers are hoping to move on their respective budget resolutions that would pave the way for the much-ballyhooed tax overhaul, says CQ budget reporter Jennifer Shutt. But buried in the budget language is a provision aimed at opening an Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling, adds CQ energy reporter Jeremy Dillon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 02, 201712 min

Why Any Tax Cuts Could Be Temporary

CQ budget reporter Paul M. Krawzak explains why a Senate budget resolution would add between $750 billion and $1.5 trillion or more to the deficit over 10 years, making any tax cuts temporary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 25, 201711 min
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