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Senate Leadership Finalizes Contingency Plans for Post-Midterm Lame-Duck Legislative Session and Fiscal Year Appropriations

Congressional leaders in the Senate have begun mapping out legislative strategies for the upcoming post-election session, focusing heavily on avoiding government shutdowns, passing pending defense authorization bills, and finalizing overdue federal agency funding packages.
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