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Congress in session – and not so lame?

The government only has funding to stay open until Dec. 9.

Congress might want to pass a spending bill first. Above, the U.S. House of Representatives' chamber.
Congress might want to pass a spending bill first. Above, the U.S. House of Representatives' chamber.
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Congress is back in Washington, D.C., with a heaping pile of work to do and not much time to do it in. The government only has funding to keep it open until Dec. 9, so the first order of business is some kind of spending bill.

The question confronting lawmakers now is whether to spend big in the waning days of this congressional session or punt to the next.

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