Congress is back for a lame-duck session, giving the Democrats who control both houses one last chance to enact legislation before the Republicans take back the House in January. There is some must-pass legislation on the agenda. Congress must enact a new spending bill by Dec. 16 or see the government shut down. And lawmakers need to complete work on annual legislation to set defense policy. Plenty of other issues are vying for attention between now and Christmas. Many of them will have a big impact on New Jersey. If lawmakers want to extend a bunch of corporate tax breaks that expire at the e…
