Spending bill punts - Roll Call Aidan Quigley, Valerie Yurk and David Lerman discuss the latest setbacks to the appropriations process and the challenge ahead for Congress. Roll Call · Jul 29, 2024
Appropriations derailed - Roll Call CQ Roll Call's Peter Cohn and David Lerman discuss the state of the appropriations process as election-year pressures continue to build. Roll Call · Jul 22, 2024
GOP’s political edge - Roll Call The June 27 presidential debate put Democrats on the defensive, led to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside and left Republicans feeling emboldened. CQ Roll Call’s Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman discuss what those political dynamics may mean for tax policy and the appropriations process, which ramps up… Roll Call · Jul 8, 2024
Defense spending schism - Roll Call Caroline Coudriet and David Lerman preview the coming battle over defense spending in debates over the annual defense authorization bill. Roll Call · Jun 10, 2024
Food stamps fight - Roll Call Olivia M. Bridges and host David Lerman discuss the divide over food assistance that threatens to derail the five-year farm bill. Roll Call · May 28, 2024
Biden’s budget dissected - Roll Call The president's 2025 budget pitches election-year initiatives from child care to affordable housing while promising to reduce deficits. Roll Call · Mar 25, 2024
Dueling claims on new spending package - Roll Call Both parties claimed victories in the six-bill appropriations package unveiled Sunday for the current fiscal year. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Peter Cohn outline some of the winners and losers. Show Notes: Roll Call · Mar 4, 2024
Appropriations impasse - Roll Call Congress is barreling toward a March 1 funding deadline with all signs pointing to gridlock on appropriations bills. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak dissect the latest setback and potential next steps on both appropriations and a stalled war funding package. Show Notes: Roll Call · Feb 26, 2024
War funding makes headway - Roll Call The Senate appeared on a glide path toward passing a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of stalemate over efforts to better secure the U.S. southern border. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Peter Cohn assess the prospects for the long-stalled aid package and the… Roll Call · Feb 12, 2024
Border-war aid package on tortured path - Roll Call A $118 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and border security now faces tough sledding in the Senate and even longer odds in the House. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Mark Satter and Caitlin Reilly assess the prospects for the long-stalled emergency spending measure and two tax bills waiting in the… Roll Call · Feb 5, 2024
Appropriations breakthrough and tax bill uncertainty - Roll Call Top appropriators reached a deal on fiscal 2024 spending allocations, while a bipartisan tax package faces backlash. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Caitlin Reilly assess the state of play on appropriations, taxes and the Senate’s war funding and border security package. Show Notes: Roll Call · Jan 29, 2024
Prospects for tax and border deals - Roll Call House tax writers approved a package of tax breaks for businesses and low-income families, while Senate leaders appeared increasingly optimistic about reaching a border security compromise that would clear the way for aid to Ukraine and Israel. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Caitlin Reilly and John M. Donnelly assess the… Roll Call · Jan 22, 2024
Under the gun - Roll Call Congress is scrambling to pass another stopgap funding bill this week to avoid a partial government shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak outline the political and logistical obstacles lawmakers face while they also try to make headway on final appropriations. Show Notes: Roll Call · Jan 16, 2024
Familiar spending deal - Roll Call In this episode of CQ Budget, reporters examine the new spending deal, and the time left before a potential partial shutdown. Roll Call · Jan 8, 2024
Roll Call · Dec 1, 2023 Hard slog on war funds and appropriations - Roll Call Negotiations over both emergency war funds and fiscal 2024 appropriations are proceeding at a snail’s pace with little time left before the scheduled Christmas recess. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and John M. Donnelly discuss the state of play, as well as how much defense money is appropriated…
Roll Call · Nov 17, 2023 Stormy talks ahead - Roll Call Lawmakers averted a shutdown as they left town for Thanksgiving but left a mountain of unfinished business. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Peter Cohn outline what is needed to salvage fiscal 2024 appropriations and an emergency spending package for Israel, Ukraine and more. Show Notes:
Roll Call · Nov 13, 2023 Showdown week for stopgap funding - Roll Call Congress has until Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak outline the challenges ahead.
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023 Scramble for speakership - Roll Call House Republicans head back to the drawing board this week in search of a speaker nominee who can win a majority vote.
Roll Call · Sep 22, 2023 Stopgap funding troubles - Roll Call With a week to go before federal funding runs dry, a fight over Ukraine aid could stymie efforts to pass a short-term spending extension to head off a partial government shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and John M. Donnelly outline the battle and explain why efforts to…
Roll Call · Sep 15, 2023 Appropriations on the skids - Roll Call The Senate’s first fiscal 2024 spending package stalled on the floor as hard-line conservatives rebelled, while House leaders had to abandon plans to take up their Defense spending bill. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Paul M. Krawzak discuss the challenge to get appropriations back on track and…
Roll Call · Sep 8, 2023 Emergency spending clash - Roll Call The House and Senate may be on a collision course over an emergency spending package for Ukraine aid, disaster relief and border resources. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Paul M. Krawzak outline the fight and the politics behind it, as fiscal 2024 appropriations bills head to the…
Roll Call · Jul 21, 2023 Divergent spending paths - Roll Call The House and Senate are moving in opposite directions on fiscal 2024 spending, as House Republicans seek deeper cuts than senators of both parties favor. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley assess the state of play as appropriators try to make headway before the long…
Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023 Defense budget uncertainty - Roll Call Even with a bipartisan defense spending cap in place, the size and shape of a fiscal 2024 defense budget is still a wild card. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and John M. Donnelly outline the factors that could make defense spending much larger, or smaller, than the budget caps deal…
Roll Call · Jun 23, 2023 Spending allocations clash - Roll Call Senate appropriators approved spending allocations for their 12 annual bills in a party-line vote, setting up a clash with their House counterparts. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley, and Paul M. Krawzak assess the state of the appropriations process and a new push by former President Donald Trump to…
Roll Call · Jun 16, 2023 Partisan clash on spending and taxes - Roll Call CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss dissect the partisan battles brewing over appropriations and tax cuts.