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A six-week continuing resolution did not pass the House in a vote today. The government runs out of funds on Sept. 30 if Congress does not pass a bill. What's more, lawmakers face a shortened deadline to sort out 2012 funding — Congress will be in recess all next week.

Tags: budget , Congress , House , Senate , Harry Reid , Mitch McConnell , Jim Moran , shutdown

Tuesday - 09/27/2011, 12:26pm EDT

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Senate leaders to attempt a compromise as shutdown looms

Time for lawmakers to pass a continuing resolution is running short as the fiscal year ends Friday. The Senate rejected the House version of CR Friday, and will take up debate on its version Monday afternoon. In the meantime, cuts to GAO and the E-Government Fund are drawing ire from supporters.

Tags: technology , budget , Congress , House , Senate , Harry Reid , continuing resolution , shutdown , Tom Coburn , Joseph Lieberman , Dave McClure , GSA , GAO , OMB , E-Government Fund , Jason Miller ,

Tuesday - 09/27/2011, 12:20pm EDT

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The surprise inside the House CR

The "FY 2011 Year Long Funding Act" contains language that will linger on long after the year is over. The Hill's Ian Swanson explains.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , budget , FY 2011 budget , CR , Congress , Ian Swanson , The Hill , pay freeze , pay debate , omnibus , catch all spending bill , Suzanne Kubota

Wednesday - 12/08/2010, 10:31am EST

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Hopes for an omnibus dim after elections

Democratic insiders question if anything more than a stopgap spending measure and temporary extension of Bush-era tax cuts can pass. The Hill's Molly Hooper brings us the latest.

Tags: Federal Drive , FY 2011 budget , omnibus spending , The Hill , Congress , Molly Hooper , Suzanne Kubota , hiring freeze , pay and benefits , furlough , shutdown , continuing resolution