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House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., center, confers with the committee's ranking member Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, prior to going before the House Rules Committee as Congress works on legislation to avert a government shutdown when the funding runs out Friday night at midnight. White House and congressional negotiators are searching for compromise on huge tax and spending bills with a combined price tag of well over $1 trillion, with leaders hoping to clinch agreements and let Congress adjourn next week for the year. Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, file photo, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks at a House Rules Committee meeting regarding floor debate on legislation that would repeal the health care overhaul bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs,attends a meeting of the House Rules Committee at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The committee recommended that Westerman and another House member running for Congress be allowed to raise campaign funds during next month's legislative session. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

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Rep. Ann Clemmer, R-Benton, speaks during a meeting of the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The committee recommended that Clemmer and another House member running for Congress be allowed to raise campaign funds during next month's legislative session. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

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**FILE** House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (left), Kentucky Republican, testifies before the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 14, 2013. (Associated Press)