Deal reached, government back open

Deal reached, government back open
Deal reached, government back open

Deal reached, government back open

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After more than two weeks of political gridlock and hundreds of thousands federal employees were furloughed, the U.S. government is back to work and the debt ceiling is raised-for now. Congress passed the deal and the President signed it late Wednesday. We talk with Republican Congressmen Randy Hultgren and Peter Roskam and Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski about the action in Washington. Photo: Flickr/Navin75