The agreement earlier this month between Senators Reid and McConnell reopened the government for a few months, but it failed to resolve any of the issues that precipitated the shutdown in the first place.B Thereb s still no consensus on spending levels or tax policy beyond the end of the year.B Key dates in the agreement are:

• December 13^th — Target for budget conferees to agree to a uniform budget
• January 15^th — Current government funding resolution (CR) expires
• February 7^th — Debt limit reached again

At this point, agreeing to a budget resolution would be a big deal.B Not only could …

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