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“Congress is on track to approve more than $1.6 trillion in discretionary spending for 2026, amounting to little change from the previous fiscal year, according to a preliminary analysis of federal budget records by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan research organization.”

Analyzed on 2026-08-22T05:05:45+00:00 · Last updated 2026-08-22

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Overall, Congress is on track to approve more than $1.6 trillion in discretionary spending for 2026, amounting to little change from the previous fiscal year, according to a preliminary analysis of federal budget records by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan research organization.

Extracted from: Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few. , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“Overall, Congress is on track to approve more than $1.6 trillion in discretionary spending for 2026, amounting to little change from the previous fiscal year, according to a preliminary analysis of federal budget records by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan research organization.”

Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few.

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Claim ID CLM-7B07FCE6
Slug congress-is-on-track-to-approve-more-than-16-trillion-in-d-7b07fce6
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 209 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Politics Government Finance