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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2022 · 26 MIN

Will We Have a Government Shutdown for Christmas?

from Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast · host WNYC Studios

On Thursday, Congress passed a stopgap bill to fund the government for an extra week to avoid a shutdown, and to give them more time to agree on a full-year budget for 2023 when the GOP takes control of the House. On Today's Show:Emily Cochrane, reporter in the Washington bureau of The New York Times, covering Congress, brings us her latest reporting about Congress's spending bills, and Eric Toder, Institute Fellow at the Tax Policy Center, explains the federal budget process, and the latest deal passed by Congress, which averts a shutdown for a week to give lawmakers more time to agree on a full-year budget. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

'Tis the season ...to avoid a government shutdown.  Two guests this year's budget negotiations, happening as the Dems try to get it passed before the GOP takes control of the House.

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