Awesome New GOP Strategy: Shut Down State Govts Over Obamacare

[DonViejo]

DYLAN SCOTT – FEBRUARY 24, 2014, 2:50 PM EST

What's past is prologue: Obamacare could once again be the catalyst to a government shutdown, this time at the state level where legislators in Arkansas and Virginia are sparring over the law's Medicaid expansion.

As TPM has reported, Arkansas lawmakers have been horse-trading to keep funding their privatized form of Medicaid expansion and the Virginia legislature has been debating adopting the provision for the first time, with the Senate and Democratic governor on one side and House Republicans on the other in both states.

Sound familiar? And if both sides refuse to budget, two state government shutdowns might be coming in the near future.

Talking to reporters Monday in Washington, where he's been attending the National Governors Association's annual meeting, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe (D) acknowledged that a shutdown in Little Rock was a possibility. He conceded that the House, where the funding bill is currently stuck, is two votes short of the supermajority needed to approve the federal funding.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/arkansas-virginia-obamacare-government-shutdown

[Gothmog]

1. I hope that GOP follow through with these plans

This could be fun to watch