[newzjunkey]

No one and any "long term deal" is a fraud. They can only lock in spending for fiscal years that start during this congressional term. That means 2012 & 2013. Anything else is bogus.

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[InterceptPoint]

They can only lock in spending for fiscal years that start during this congressional term. That means 2012 & 2013. Anything else is bogus.

I think you are correct. As I recall, fiscal years begin in October so the current Congress would/could set the budget and allocate funding for FY13. That would begin in October 2012, a few months before the new Congress, elected in November 2012, is seated.