What's happening with infrastructure spending?
Big spending increases for roads and other transportation projects approved in the bipartisan infrastructure law remain on hold until Congress passes ...
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CQ's budget tracker David Lerman, and his colleagues, follow and explain how lawmakers in Congress spend the nation's money.
Two weeks and counting
The path to avoiding a government shutdown is changing by the hour. And if an agreement on spending isn't reached in two weeks, the government will co...
Budget priorities clash in coming months
Democrats have so much to do and so little time. Congress faces a Feb. 18 deadline to complete overdue appropriations but distractions are multiplying...
Getting something done
President Biden and others have spoken this week about breaking apart the behemoth reconciliation package known as "Build Back Better" to pass pieces ...
Movement on the appropriations process?
Lead appropriators from both sides of the aisle are sitting down to chat. Polite chatter in the hallways of Congress has replaced boisterous accusatio...
New year’s outlook for reconciliation package and appropriations
CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman look ahead to negotiations around the roughly $2 trillion reconciliation package and appropriations sea...
Democrats look to new year to pass tax and spending package
Democratic leaders hoped to pass a $2.2 trillion climate change and social safety package known as Build Back Better by Christmas. Instead, negotiatio...
Senate clears procedural debt limit measure
The Senate cleared a bill to let Democrats increase the debt limit on their own, delaying the next bipartisan debate over the debt limit until after t...
So much to do, so little time
There is so much left for Congress to do before the end of the year — a vote on the debt limit and the sweeping climate and social spending package. B...
At last, House passes massive reconciliation package
The House voted 220-213 Friday morning to send the Senate the $2.2 trillion reconciliation package -- capping off overnight drama when GOP leader Kevi...