temporary funding bill
... that the U.S. government temporary funding bill passed in December also contained provisions to expedite the approval process for James Mattis as Secretary of Defense?
... that the U.S. government <b id="mwBfo"><a href="./Further_Continuing_and_Security_Assistance_Appropriations_Act,_2017" id="mwBfs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017">temporary funding bill</a></b> passed in December also contained provisions to expedite the approval process for <a class="mw-redirect" href="./James_Mattis" id="mwBfw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="James Mattis">James Mattis</a> as <a href="./United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" id="mwBf0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a>?