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CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Budget: New push on reconciliation 3.0

Jul 13, 2026 · 23 min · 9 segments

The death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., triggers a Senate Budget Committee shake-up as House Republicans make a new push this week for a third reonciliation package. CQ Roll's Paul M. Krawzak and…

The death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., triggers a Senate Budget Committee shake-up as House Republicans make a new push this week for a third reonciliation package. CQ Roll's Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley join host David Lerman to assess the impact of Graham's death and prospects for a new reconciliation bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., triggers a Senate Budget Committee shake-up as House Republicans make a new push this week for a third reonciliation package. CQ Roll's Paul M. Krawzak and…

Speakers: David LermanHostAidan QuigleyGuestPaul KrawczakGuest

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Top entities: Ron Johnson×18 House Republican Conference×19 United States Senate×16 Mike Johnson×5 United States Congress×6

Podcast Opening0:03 – 0:21

David LermanHost

0:03

From Washington, this is the CQ Budget Podcast, your leading Capitol Hill source on how Congress allocates federal taxpayer dollars.

David LermanHost

0:15

And welcome back to the CQ Budget Podcast.

David LermanHost

0:18

I'm David Lerman, the budget team editor at CQ Roll Call.

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Podcast Opening0:03 – 0:21

David LermanHost

0:03

From Washington, this is the CQ Budget Podcast, your leading Capitol Hill source on how Congress allocates federal taxpayer dollars.

David LermanHost

0:15

And welcome back to the CQ Budget Podcast.

David LermanHost

0:18

I'm David Lerman, the budget team editor at CQ Roll Call.