For weeks, Republicans and Democrats have been fighting over the payroll tax, which has become linked to a $1 trillion spending bill that would keep the government financed through the rest of the fiscal year. Last night Congress came to an agreement on a temporary deal to avoid a shutdown. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich is still with us to fill us in on Congress’s progress towards reaching a spending deal that would prevent a government shutdown at midnight tonight.
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