US Congress Passes Short-Term Funding, While Debt Ceiling Lingers

 
• By Sue Darcey
  
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Congress managed to temporarily stave off a government shutdown, but a continuing resolution bill passed Dec. 7 gives lawmakers only two more weeks – until Dec. 22 – to come up with a final budget plan for 2018. Meanwhile, a deal to raise the debt ceiling, allowing more spending next year, still needs to be set.

The House and Senate Dec. 7 quickly approved another continuing resolution to keep the government – including US FDA – funded until Dec. 22, but the two-week reprieve allows Congress very little time to make further appropriations for the balance of 2018. (Also see "Congress Wants Short-Term Funding To Keep Agencies Open Until Dec. 22" - Medtech Insight, 7 December, 2017.) The President signed the CR on Dec. 8.

Further, an increase in the debt ceiling would be needed, if funding for government agencies are to increase. While the...

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