House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy answers a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 10, 2014. A massive funding bill to keep the U.S. government operating will pass the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, speaker Boehner predicted on Wednesday. Congressional negotiators reached agreement on Tuesday on a $1.1 trillion measure to fund most of the government through September. Without this legislation, federal agencies would have to suspend many operations at midnight on Thursday. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY)