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Caitlin Emma

Washington, D.C.
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Federal budget and spending bills for @POLITICO. Co-author of @POLITICOPro’s Budget & Appropriations Brief. Tips: cemma@politico.com.
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The fiscal fight Trump might avoid

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By Jennifer Scholtes , Caitlin Emma
| POLITICO
With assists from POLITICO’s Congress team Trump avoided a debt limit crises during his first term by deputizing then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as his negotiator. The president-elect could avoid a dramatic default scare again next year. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT While Donald Trump is notorious for threatening government shutdowns, his presidential victory could lower the risk of crossing another fiscal cliff next year: the debt ceiling. Come Jan.
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The Postal Service fight that could play out in a spending deal

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By Jennifer Scholtes , Caitlin Emma
| POLITICO
With assists from POLITICO’s Congress team The House spending bill that funds the U.S. Postal Service includes a new order for USPS to let lawmakers visit mail facilities. | (Tom Williams/Pool via AP) LAWMAKERS PLEAD: OPEN THE DOOR, DEJOY Not all policy riders in Congress’ government funding bills are the “poison pill” mandates that snag bipartisan negotiations. This year, lawmakers in both parties are rooting for a new add-on thanks to one driving force: Mutual animosity toward Louis DeJoy.
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Disaster loan program fully ‘exhausted’ with Congress still out of town

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By Jennifer Scholtes , Caitlin Emma
| POLITICO
Without congressional action, the Small Business Administration can’t make new loan offers to people trying to rebuild businesses and homes hit by disasters like Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Speaker Mike Johnson has repeatedly said he does not intend to call lawmakers back to town before the scheduled Nov. 12 return. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The nation’s loan program for disaster survivors has fully exhausted its funding, the Biden administration announced Tuesday.
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