Once in a great while, policymakers can actually move pretty quickly. Friday afternoon, House Republican leaders came up with a plan to keep the government open for two more weeks, and Senate Democrats said they could live with it. It passed the House on Tuesday, passed the Senate Wednesday morning, and President Obama signed it into law yesterday afternoon.That, of course, gave Washington a new deadline: pass funding for the fiscal year by March 18 -- two weeks from tomorrow -- or the government shuts down.
Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/03/white_house_hosts_budget_talks_251442.html
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