Skip to content
RollCall logo

Podcasts

Podcast: Shutdown Scramble

CQ Budget, Episode 45

Supporters of so-called Dreamers, immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, protest outside the Capitol on Jan. 21. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Supporters of so-called Dreamers, immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, protest outside the Capitol on Jan. 21. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By David Lerman and Toula Vlahou
Posted January 22, 2018 at 10:58am

CQ Budget Tracker Editor David Lerman has the latest on the government shutdown and why Senate lawmakers are at an impasse.

 

Show Notes:

Subscribe on iTunesListen on StitcherListen on RADiO PUBLiC

 

Recent Stories

Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, faces a conservative primary challenger.

Five races to watch in Pennsylvania primaries on Tuesday

A classic Run-DMC reference is the soundtrack to a lot of happenings in this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

‘You talk too much’— Congressional Hits and Misses

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is among senators seeking to amend a House-passed bill that would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Senators seek changes to spy program reauthorization bill

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, left, and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., conduct a photo op before a meeting in the Capitol on Thursday.

Editor’s Note: Congress and the coalition-curious

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on Tuesday.

Photos of the week ending April 19, 2024

House Rules ranking member Jim McGovern, D-Mass., left, and new Rules Chairman Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, talk before a hearing in the Capitol on Monday.

Rule for emergency aid bill adopted with Democratic support