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Appropriations power shifts

CQ Budget, Episode 265

Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, gains new clout this year as chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee.
Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, gains new clout this year as chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The new Congress features a power shake-up on the House and Senate Appropriations committees that will change how spending bills are written.

CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak outline the leadership changes in Appropriations and assess the political dynamics in the battle over raising the statutory debt limit.

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