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Congress Stalled on CR Vote to Prevent Partial Shutdown Impacting DHS

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, December 20th, 2018

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Congress Stalled on CR Vote to Prevent Partial Shutdown Impacting DHS

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The prospect of a partial government shutdown that would impact a quarter of government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, continues to hang over Capitol Hill Dec. 20.As of Defense Daily’s deadline on Thursday, the House had not voted on a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open through Feb. 8, but maintain fiscal year 2018 budget levels through a continuing resolution. The Senate passed the legislation via voice vote late Wednesday night. The issue remains the…

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