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Conservatives revolt - Roll Call

CQ Roll Call's David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley examine the protest over spending levels that brought House business to a halt.

Roll Call · Jun 9, 2023

Debt limit deal explained - Roll Call

The bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit until 2025 is more complicated than advertised, with side deals constructed to let both parties describe the measure to their own advantage. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley explain the deal and its prospects for passage in…

Roll Call · May 30, 2023

Spending caps struggle - Roll Call

A bipartisan deal on the debt limit hinges mostly on resolving a fight over discretionary spending, David Lerman and Aidan Quigley explain.

Roll Call · May 22, 2023

Debt limit pressure tactics - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden traded letters over talks to raise the debt limit as each side sought to ramp up the pressure for a deal that would end a partisan standoff. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Paul M. Krawzak assess the tactics used by…

Roll Call · Mar 31, 2023

Spending cuts standoff - Roll Call

President Joe Biden wants to see a Republican budget before resuming fiscal talks with Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But Republicans say their budget will be delayed as they urge negotiations over raising the debt limit. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson and Aidan Quigley outline the debt limit standoff and…

Roll Call · Mar 24, 2023

GOP’s budget attack - Roll Call

Senate Republican budget writers waged a multifront offensive on President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request, while Democrats pointed to a Congressional Budget Office analysis to say House GOP budget plans are unrealistic. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Paul M. Krawzak assess how Biden’s blueprint was received…

Roll Call · Mar 17, 2023

Dissecting Biden’s budget - Roll Call

President Joe Biden unveiled a fiscal 2024 budget blueprint that Republicans have promised to oppose. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Peter Cohn and Aidan Quigley outline the tax and spending proposals and how they will influence this year’s battles over appropriations, taxes and the debt limit. Show Notes:

Roll Call · Mar 10, 2023

Preparing for budget release - Roll Call

As they await President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request, lawmakers are mulling the prospects for a budget resolution and issuing new guidance for earmarks in appropriations bills. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak discuss the latest timing for a budget release and how lawmakers are mapping…

Roll Call · Mar 3, 2023

Gloomy fiscal forecast - Roll Call

CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn assess new debt and deficit projections and what they may mean for budget battles to come.

Roll Call · Feb 17, 2023

Two fiscal brawls ahead - Roll Call

Both parties have raised the stakes in a battle over lifting the statutory debt limit. And House Republicans are promising big spending cuts while they try to protect the Pentagon’s budget. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Lindsey McPherson, Paul M. Krawzak and Caroline Coudriet outline the biggest fiscal challenges of…

Roll Call · Jan 20, 2023