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The Transition: Congress is racing to finish must-pass bills before the new year

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for her weekly news conference in Washington.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for her weekly news conference in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)
By Jim Saksa, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted December 4, 2020 at 6:55pm

As the holiday season is upon us, so too is a time-honored tradition — Congress working at the last minute to move must-pass bills. CQ Roll Call’s Jim Saksa talks with budget tracker David Lerman on the latest on appropriations and a COVID-19 relief package.

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