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- Congress faces Dec. 11 deadline to fund government, shaping lame-duck session and health-care agendaDemocrats have taken control of both the House and Senate, but Republicans will remain in power until the new Congress convenes in January. Lawmakers must pass a funding bill by Dec. 11 to avoid a…
- Democrats Wyden and Sanders poised to lead Finance and Health committees after Senate flipThe Senate’s recent shift to Democratic control is set to place Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon at the helm of the Finance Committee and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont as the presumptive chair of the Heal…