BGOV Webinar: Reconciliation, Funding Battles Loom in Congress

Senators are nearing a vote on their sweeping tax and spending package as Republicans rush to meet their goal of enacting President Donald Trump’s top priorities before July 4.

Other funding battles loom as lawmakers debate annual appropriations bills to fund the government for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 and the Trump administration’s request to rescind previously enacted funds for several longstanding programs.

Bloomberg Government journalists held a webinar Tuesday to discuss the status of budget reconciliation legislation (H.R. 1), including its prospects in the Senate; the Senate’s proposed changes to tax, health care, energy, and immigration ...