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CQ Budget, Episode No. 288

Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, center, and ranking Republican Susan Collins, right, are plowing through their fiscal 2024 bills with bipartisan support, unlike their House counterparts.
Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, center, and ranking Republican Susan Collins, right, are plowing through their fiscal 2024 bills with bipartisan support, unlike their House counterparts. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley
Posted July 21, 2023 at 3:59pm

The House and Senate are moving in opposite directions on fiscal 2024 spending, as House Republicans seek deeper cuts than senators of both parties favor. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley assess the state of play as appropriators try to make headway before the long August recess.

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