Meanwhile, the government's ability to fund itself (the "continuing resolution") runs out on March 27.
Without such authorization through what legislators call a continuing resolution, the government will partially shut down.
And so the question is would you guys go for another short-term continuing resolution?
Called a continuing resolution, it must pass by March 27 to prevent a partial government shutdown.
Except for the Defense Department, the USG is currently operating under a FY 2003 continuing resolution.
On the spending side, a continuing resolution responsible for funding the government is scheduled to expire Friday.
Then there is the expiration of the latest continuing resolution, the authority by which Congress is spending money.
But the issue here is on the continuing resolution and funding the government.
Obviously, we have a fairly short window here before this continuing resolution expires.
The next deadline is for the continuing resolution, which also could address the forced spending cuts because it involves government spending.
But those are just the cuts required to bring sea-service spending rates into compliance with the terms of the continuing resolution.
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The omnibus is not great, but it beats a year-long continuing resolution.
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They have managed to get one unconditional continuing resolution passed after another.
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The President looks forward to working with Congress on the continuing resolution and on his budget and the other issues on the table.
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner made clear Friday that the coming deadline on the continuing resolution will be the next standoff.
The FAA bill is basically on the floor as a time-killer while the Senate is waiting for the House to send a continuing resolution.
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Maybe Congress will extend the continuing resolution through the remainder of the fiscal year (the year will already be half over at that point).
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In reaction to Boehner's comments, the White House issued a statement that stressed its support for a continuing resolution that is "clean" from unrelated items.
If they hold firm on the sequester, they know the government will have to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government beyond March 27.
Democratic leaders on the Hill are already working on a package with a continuing resolution to get the spending bills out of the political season.
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But another fiscal deadline looms in late March, when the continuing resolution that has served as the federal government's working budget for the past year expires.
Budget talks between the Republicans and Democrats have broken down, with less than two weeks to go before the current continuing resolution funding government agencies expires.
So far, the cuts being proposed are designed mainly to cope with the lower level of funding and inflexibility associated with operating under the continuing resolution.
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At a time when other countries are actively investing in energy innovation to remain competitive, the House Continuing Resolution proposal would weaken the engine of American growth: innovation.
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They have to plan on the assumption that spending levels and constraints imposed by the continuing resolution will persist, and then sequestration will further reduce the availability of funds.
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And the Continuing Resolution rescinds all unobligated ARRA funds, effectively stripping away financing for 20 DOE loan guarantee applications that are currently in review, but have not yet been finalized.
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The Navy figures it will save a billion dollars at Virginia locations by deferring new starts on warship construction and aircraft procurement that are not permitted under a continuing resolution.
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So the question is whether the moratorium would be continued if they pass a continuing resolution for the interior department, or whether it's going to be dealt with in some compromised energy legislation.
The measure -- called a "continuing resolution" -- passed Thursday by a vote of 96-0 after a day of Democrats blaming Republicans for mismanagement of the process and Republicans saying the Democrats have been obstructionists.
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