1.   As chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, he allocates the money that keeps the government running and keeps members of Congress in good standing at home.

2.   Bonds gained after the Republican leaders of Congress said they would draft bills to keep the government running and avoid a default on the national debt.

3.   Bonds gained after the Republican leaders in Congress said they would draft bills that would keep the government running and avoid a default on the national debt.

4.   But they have yet to work out their next move to keep the full government running.

5.   Clinton and the Republican-led Congress have failed to hammer out a budget agreement that would keep the federal government running.

6.   Congress has already enacted nine temporary spending measures since October, just to keep the government running.

7.   Congress must finish work on the remaining appropriations bills that keep the government running.

8.   He has forced Congress to come back every single day, weekends included, to vote to keep the government running.

9.   Important measures like the defense bill and all the appropriations legislation needed to keep the government running are in the wings.

10.   In that way, he hopes to shift public blame to the White House for the continuing resolutions to keep the government running.