Government Shutdown Probably Averted Once More

Government Shutdown Probably Averted Once More

House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on the remaining FY2012 appropriations bills.

House Appropriations Committee chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) issued the statement late last night.

The 1,200 page, $1 trillion package — the Consolidated Appropriations bill — is expected to pass Congress today and be signed into law promptly, averting a shutdown that otherwise would have occurred at midnight for most government agencies, including the Department of Defense

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