CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


Taxes, Guns and Messaging Votes May Occupy Lawmakers in 2016

December 29, 2015

Congress cleared most pressing issues off its decks by striking a budget deal and passing a huge tax and spending package at the end of 2015. The question is whether the House and Senate in 2016 will amplify election year messaging or whether lawmakers and the White House come together to strike deals on other matters.