41.   The full House and Senate could take up the bill in the coming weeks as part of a larger spending package.

42.   The government is also considering a second spending package to pay for antiterrorism measures.

43.   The House of Representatives is expected to give its approval to the spending package on Friday afternoon.

44.   The markets have already taken into account the possibility of a large spending package and the deficit bonds that would follow.

45.   The most likely outcome, she said, is that the Treasury bill will be rolled into the omnibus spending package, with the contraceptive-coverage amendment attached.

46.   The new money for the TVA is part of the omnibus spending package that Congress must pass to keep the government running.

47.   The new-found money for the TVA is part of the omnibus spending package that Congress must pass to keep the government running.

48.   The partisan differences that led to a presidential veto of the agriculture spending bill are scheduled to be resolved Thursday when the omnibus spending package is announced.

49.   The rest of the spending package would go for housing, food and other aid to refugees.

50.   The spending packages can also be vehicles for very specific projects.