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The government reopened Thursday after lawmakers reached an 11th-hour deal on a continuing resolution to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling until early next year. The government was shut down for 16 days, one day short of the deadline where it would begin defaulting on its debts. But now details reveal that the compromise bill includes $2.2 billion for a dam project in Kentucky, the home state of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. President Barack Obama signed the bill, which passed with bipartisan support in both houses of Congress, early Thursday morning. RT’s Ameera David takes a look at what the bill to bring the federal government back to work entails. Government reopens after bipartisan deal, but not without pork »
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 09:39:22 +0000

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