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Congress resets the Countdown to Shutdown

The Senate has sent a stopgap spending bill to President Barack Obama that's needed to prevent a government shutdown. Negotiators in the lame-duck Congress now have two more weeks to try to pass a bill funding the government through September 30. Chuck Marr, with the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, explains what's next.

Tags: Federal Drive , Congress , continuing resolution , FY 2011 budget , Center for Budget and Policy Priorities , Suzanne Kubota

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