Amid policy disagreements, House Democrats are struggling to write a budget blueprint and will instead make an opening offer on where federal spending levels should be for fiscal year 2020
WASHINGTON—House Democrats are expected to abandon efforts to write a budget blueprint amid policy disagreements and will instead make an opening bid on federal spending levels, which are expected to become the next big fiscal fight this fall.
Democratic lawmakers and aides this week said it was increasingly unlikely they would attempt to introduce a 10-year budget resolution, in light of the difficulties they were having trying to secure enough Democratic support to pass it on the House floor.
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