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b'Congress\\u2019 habit of kicking the can down the road with more continuing resolutions instead of full appropriations bills could have major repercussions for the Defense Department and other agencies, the Pentagon\\u2019s top financial official said this week.\\nMike McCord, DoD\\u2019s chief financial officer, said it is promising that the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) this week, but Congress needs to fully fund the government. Since he spoke on Wednesday afternoon, the Senate has\\xa0passed\\xa0the CR and it now heads to President Joe Biden\\u2019s desk, which will mean the potential government shutdown that would have occurred if Congress did not pass something by Nov. 17, will likely be averted.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'