End of February: the Treasury Department will exhaust its ability to extend the nation's $16.4 trillion debt ceiling. At that point, the government will not be able to pay its bills unless Congress votes to raise the nation's legal borrowing limit.
Early March: deadline to deal with the $110 billion cut in spending, half from the Pentagon, delayed as part of this deal.
March 27: A short-term measure that funds government agencies will lapse. Without a renewal, the government will shut down.
Other items on the agenda: Immigration reform, overhauling the tax code, same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, gun control, welfare programs and Medicare.
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