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Partisan clash on spending and taxes

CQ Budget, Episode No. 284

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland accused Republicans of reneging on bipartisan spending levels set in a debt limit deal.
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland accused Republicans of reneging on bipartisan spending levels set in a debt limit deal. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss
Posted June 16, 2023 at 3:17pm

House Republicans approved lower fiscal 2024 spending levels than provided in a bipartisan debt limit deal, while Senate appropriators pledged to stick to the higher deal-backed levels. And House GOP tax writers approved a package of tax cuts that Democrats said would increase deficits. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Laura Weiss dissect the partisan battles over appropriations and tax cuts.

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