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House passes spending bill, pushes U.S. closer to shutdown
House passes spending bill, pushes U.S. closer to shutdown
By Steve Benen
The outcome was never really in doubt, but there's still something amazing about watching far-right lawmakers come up with a ridiculous scheme and then follow through on it.
The final tally was 230 to 189, with one Republican voting against the measure and two Democrats voting for it. As advertised, the proposal, initially opposed by GOP leaders but demanded by the party's rank-and-file extremists, leaves in place the sequestration spending cuts that are undermining the economy by design and defunds the Affordable Care Act.
The temporary spending measure, known as a "continuing resolution" (or CR), will now go to the Democratic-led Senate, which, after it finishes laughing, will reject the House bill. Whether the Senate intends to simply accept the House version after restoring the health care funds, or will craft a new alternative of its own, is unclear, though we'll find out early next week.
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Update: Also note, this marks vote #42 in the tally of instances in which House Republicans have voted to gut the Affordable Care Act. Presumably, the far-right lawmakers believe votes 1 through 41 left too many unanswered questions about the GOP's true intentions.
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/09/20/20600530-house-passes-spending-bill-pushes-us-closer-to-shutdown
By Steve Benen
The outcome was never really in doubt, but there's still something amazing about watching far-right lawmakers come up with a ridiculous scheme and then follow through on it.
The Republican-led House passed a stop-gap spending bill Friday that's destined to die in the Senate, raising the likelihood of a government shutdown that would close national parks, halt soldiers' paychecks, hold up student loan requests and otherwise set off a freeze on federal operations.
The House bill, called a CR or continuing resolution, keeps the government funded through Dec. 15 as a broader budget deal is hammered out, but it also strips all funding from the Obama administration's health care law -- a non-starter with the White House and the Democrat-controlled Senate.
The final tally was 230 to 189, with one Republican voting against the measure and two Democrats voting for it. As advertised, the proposal, initially opposed by GOP leaders but demanded by the party's rank-and-file extremists, leaves in place the sequestration spending cuts that are undermining the economy by design and defunds the Affordable Care Act.
The temporary spending measure, known as a "continuing resolution" (or CR), will now go to the Democratic-led Senate, which, after it finishes laughing, will reject the House bill. Whether the Senate intends to simply accept the House version after restoring the health care funds, or will craft a new alternative of its own, is unclear, though we'll find out early next week.
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Update: Also note, this marks vote #42 in the tally of instances in which House Republicans have voted to gut the Affordable Care Act. Presumably, the far-right lawmakers believe votes 1 through 41 left too many unanswered questions about the GOP's true intentions.
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/09/20/20600530-house-passes-spending-bill-pushes-us-closer-to-shutdown
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