Podcasts
CQ Budget, Episode No. 395
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., at right, and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., are pushing a bipartisan bill to ban payouts from a Justice Department fund. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Posted June 8, 2026 at 4:34pm
House Republicans appeared set to clear a Senate-passed reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies through the rest of President Donald Trump’s term. CQ Roll Call’s Aris Folley and Paul M. Krawzak join host David Lerman to discuss the final chapter of the reconciliation battle and how a controversial Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund continues to […]
Podcasts
CQ Budget, Episode No. 395
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., at right, and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., are pushing a bipartisan bill to ban payouts from a Justice Department fund. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Posted June 8, 2026 at 4:34pm

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