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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo, Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., during a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. After weeks of secretive work, senior lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to put the finishing touches on a $1.1 trillion spending bill that would lay to rest last year's budget battles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE - This Sept. 18, 2013 file photo shows Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Odierno, who led U.S. forces in Iraq through some of the most deadly years of the war says he opposes sending U.S. combat troops back to Iraq in response to the recent gains there by Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
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Vice President Joe Biden, left, talks to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a discussion on the state's rebuilding efforts following Superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, in the Red Room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. The state has received federal disaster funds for relief and rebuilding, with an estimated $5.1 billion in the current fiscal year's budget. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)