EPISODE · Dec 1, 2020 · 16 MIN
Political Theater's The Transition: Congress begins decorating its end-of-year legislative tree
from CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics · host CQ Roll Call
Congress is very good at putting off its most important business until the end of the year. The current spending measure funding the government expires on December 11. And with the economy starting to show signs of strain, lawmakers are offering their own proposals for a COVID relief package that they hope to pass in the coming weeks. The two big ticket items might end up in one big year end measure. But a lot could happen before we get there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Congress is very good at putting off its most important business until the end of the year. The current spending measure funding the government expires on December 11. And with the economy starting to show signs of strain, lawmakers are offering their own proposals for a COVID relief package that they hope to pass in the coming weeks. The two big ticket items might end up in one big year end measure. But a lot could happen before we get there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Political Theater's The Transition: Congress begins decorating its end-of-year legislative tree
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