Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) promises to avoid another government shutdown. Lawmakers have until mid-December to turn that promise into reality. Or not. It’s a good idea to be prepared. The Government Accountability Office reviewed how agencies handled last year’s lapse in appropriations. Yvonne Jones, the agency’s director of Strategic Issues, explained the findings on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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