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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