Path for Agency Funding Unclear as Congress Begins Lame-Duck Session

Government Executive: Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday to finish out their lame-duck session with votes on health care bills and a full slate of hearings scheduled.

The top priority on the to-do list, however, remains keeping the government open past Dec. 9 when the current stopgap funding measure is set to expire. With Republicans holding on to both houses and a Republican president-elect, the majority party may be newly emboldened to seek a short-term deal and allow for a full-year approach when Donald Trump takes office.

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