CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics
Sep 15, 2026 · 29 min · 8 segments
While Congress’ fall priorities — cryptocurrency, college sports and permitting — are not budget-related, a new December spending deadline is setting the stage for another funding fight. CQ Roll…
Aidan QuigleyGuest
Savannah BehrmannGuest
David LermanHost
[upbeat music] From Washington, this is the CQ Budget Podcast, your leading Capitol Hill source on how Congress allocates federal taxpayer dollars.
For this week's show, we wanna let you hear part of a webinar that was conducted Monday for CQ subscribers that outlines the fall agenda.
In that conversation, moderated by CQ Roll Call managing editor Peter Cohn, reporters Savannah Behrmann and Aidan Quigley assess the legislation that could make headway in coming weeks, how lawmakers are positioning themselves for the midterm elections, and how much of the legislative agenda may get punted to a lame duck session after the midterm races.
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[upbeat music] From Washington, this is the CQ Budget Podcast, your leading Capitol Hill source on how Congress allocates federal taxpayer dollars.
For this week's show, we wanna let you hear part of a webinar that was conducted Monday for CQ subscribers that outlines the fall agenda.
In that conversation, moderated by CQ Roll Call managing editor Peter Cohn, reporters Savannah Behrmann and Aidan Quigley assess the legislation that could make headway in coming weeks, how lawmakers are positioning themselves for the midterm elections, and how much of the legislative agenda may get punted to a lame duck session after the midterm races.