CQ Budget: Reconciliation picks up, again

About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's support for Senate Republicans' reconciliation bills focusing on immigration enforcement and the fiscal 2027 spending process.

President Donald Trump has backed Senate Republicans' plan for two more reconciliation bills, the first of which would focus solely on immigration enforcement funding. CQ Roll Call's Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley describe the prospects of the bill and the next steps for the fiscal 2027 spending process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Aidan Quigley

Topics covered

• budget
• reconciliation
• immigration enforcement
• fiscal policy

Keywords

• Trump
• Senate Republicans
• spending process

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