What's next for the House as it returns from the shutdown fight

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House lawmakers have a laundry list of legislative priorities to focus on now that the government shutdown battle is behind them.

Because the lower chamber was out of session for over a month, the next few weeks will be critical as lawmakers try to make up time and negotiate an annual defense policy bill, address the soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies and pass appropriation bills to avert yet another possible shutdown at the end of January.

Accomplishing these tasks won’t be easy in a divided Congress and razor-thin GOP majority.

Here’s a look at what’s next for lawmakers in the lower chamber.

Epstein files

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