Late last night, Harry Reid’s plan to get the federal government funded through the end of the fiscal year went up in flames, burning months and months of work by Senate appropriators and their staffs. To avert a government shutdown, Reid agreed to work out a federal funding plan with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — Congress will agree to continue funding the government at its current levels through some yet-to-be-determined point next year. The “continuing resolution” will likely pass the Senate in a blink, the lights will stay on, and then they can move on to other priorities: The DREAM Act, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal, and START.
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