Cq Budget Tracker Extra

An economic recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic means a drop in payroll tax revenues that finance the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss how quickly the funds could be depleted and what Congress might do to save them. They also give a preview of the appropriations process that begins in the House next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Partisan tensions over coronavirus aid and police brutality now threaten to derail the Senate appropriations process, while the House Appropriations Committee prepares for an extremely busy July. David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what’s changed during the last week and how it’ll impact the appropriations process for months to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The annual appropriations process is starting later than normal this year due to coronavirus-related delays. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what could trip up lawmakers as they begin debate on nearly $1.4 trillion in spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A modest decline in unemployment last month gave Republicans fresh ammunition to slow the timing and scale back the size of the next relief package. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss the complicated negotiations still to come as the Trump administration pushes more targeted aid and Democrats seek more robust relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police and fire departments were promised millions of dollars in aid as part of a coronavirus relief package passed in March. While police grants are flowing, firefighters have yet to see a dime. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt explain the disparity in aid delivery and how it could be changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emergency relief agencies, already stretched thin by the corornavirus, are bracing for above-average hurricane and wildfire seasons. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss the financial and logistical challenges of responding to natural disasters in the age of COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House narrowly passed a $3 trillion aid package late Friday, but Senate Republicans are already calling it dead on arrival. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what’s next for the largest aid package so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House Democrats on Tuesday released their proposal for the fifth coronavirus relief bill. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what’s in the $3 trillion bill, how the legislation sets a starting point for future negotiations with Republicans and why progressives aren’t happy with the package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With debate heating up on a new relief package, CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what both parties want in it and how partisan disputes on key priorities might drag out negotiations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The COVID-19 pandemic is sending shockwaves throughout the U.S. economy. The Congressional Budget Office’s latest projections show economic output plunging, while unemployment and federal deficits soar. So how bad could the economy get? And what does it mean for the shape of future coronavirus relief measures? CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a long two weeks of negotiating, Congress reached agreement on the next round of aid for the coronavirus pandemic. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman break down what’s in the deal and what’s missing from it, before looking ahead to the next relief bill, which will likely prove divisive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers are at odds over when and how to provide $251 billion in additional funding for the forgivable small business loan program known as the Paycheck Protection Program. Financial services reporter Jim Saksa joins us to discuss the latest on that funding as well as the fourth coronavirus relief package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss ongoing negotiations for a fourth aid package to address the health care and economic impacts of COVID-19. They break down Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s proposal, where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants additional funding to go and the logistical difficulties of bringing lawmakers back to vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With COVID-19 legislation taking up all the oxygen on Capitol Hill and lawmakers largely out of town during April, typical appropriations routines have been put on hold. Budget tracker David Lerman and budget and appropriations reporter Jennifer Shutt explain where normal business stands and what could happen as the pandemic continues — especially with another stimulus bill in the works.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Funding for managing the coronavirus has been passed and signed by President Trump, but it appears to be just the beginning as the virus impacts more people. CQ Roll Call health care reporter Andrew Siddons joins the podcast to talk about how the money will be used, and what additional steps Congress might take to stimulate the economy and help those hit by the virus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Teamsters union’s largest pension fund is famous for appearing as a cash cow for mobsters in movies, most recently "The Irishman," but the reality is the fund is running out of money. CQ Roll Call reporter Doug Sword joins the podcast to explain why the shrinking fund and the projected insolvency of the federal backstop has lawmakers on both sides of the aisle working to find a solution for retirees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The race to succeed Nita M. Lowey, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, is already underway. Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman discuss the three official contenders, their experiences on various subcommittees and why discussions are happening so far in advance of the 117th Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Military projects championed by key Republican lawmakers will lose $3.8 billion in funding under a Trump administration proposal to divert it to border wall construction. CQ Roll Call senior defense reporter John Donnelly joins Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman to talk about the future of the programs and the effect on the lawmakers representing the districts that would be impacted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The president unveiled his fiscal 2021 budget request Monday. In this episode, we share our key takeaways and some caveats: it's a budget released by a president up for re-election, and it's very challenging for any budget to make it through Congress without significant changes. Plus, we analyze opportunities that have bipartisan support, but a slim chance of implementation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House Democrats are making another attempt to pass a big infrastructure spending program, and both parties say they want one. But they've been saying that for years now and there’s been no real progress. So what’s this latest effort about? Jessica Wehrman, transportation and infrastructure reporter for CQ Roll Call joins the podcast to explain what's going on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices