
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) filed a continuing resolution bill on Tuesday evening that would keep the government open through Dec. 11 and funded at this year’s level–a similar level for the defense base budget but a much higher level for the Overseas Contingency Operations fund. If the bill passes the House and Senate, it would prevent a government shutdown when fiscal year 2015 begins on Oct. 1, since no line-by-line spending bill is in place for the…