Senate rejects House budget, just hours to shutdown

[Bosonic]

Source: AFP

Washington (AFP) - The US Senate on Monday swiftly rejected a House measure to delay President Barack Obama's health care law as part of a federal funding bill, pushing the government ever-closer to a shutdown.

Congress now has less than 10 hours to resolve a bitter impasse over a temporary spending bill before many federal agencies shut their doors, forcing hundreds of thousands of federal employees to stay home.

The Senate voted down the House measure 54 to 46, dividing along party lines with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowing no compromise with the Republican-controlled lower house.

"We are not changing Obamacare," Reid said. "I have a very simple message to John Boehner: Let the House vote. Stop trying to force a government shutdown."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-plot-unified-position-shutdown-crisis-171104310.html;_ylt=A2KLOzLSw0lSt0gA3mLQtDMD

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Senate rejects House spending bill in 54-46 vote

BREAKING: Shutdown looming, Senate rejects conditions imposed by House GOP on temporary spending bill.

https://twitter.com/AP/status/384745505475268608

[yuiyoshida]

1. I sincerely hope that Democrats draw a line in the sand and say

THIS AND NO FURTHER.

[PatrynXX]

3. why do I feel like Sparta

hence get out the popcorn. we all know where this is headed. give it a 10 % chance that Govt will be running tomorrow. Either way Tea Party has already sliced the Economy

[The Stranger]

8. I wish Reid would shove through a counter-proposal.

Funding bill with ACA and then add a single insignificant "concession" and make the GOP House Members say no to it.

Then you have them.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. Who's the traitor? Lemme guess...Joe Manchin???

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. 54 = 52 Dems plus 2 independents

Do you know that a Republican voted with the Democrats? If not, then all the Democrats voted the same way, as well as King and Sanders.

[Inuca]

5. Correct

100% party line

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. Then I was my mistake. I thought I saw less Dems. Calm down, please.

A misreading on my part. Glad to see the Dems united. We could use of that around here and less snarkiness and nastiness.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. I thought I was calmer than you, who came up with 'traitor'

I didn't mean my question to be 'un-calm' in any way. If you did know a Republican had voted with the Dems, you would have been right. Collins, for instance, might have, given her earlier comments.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

15. If any Dem broke ranks and voted with Republicans, "traitor" would have been the appropriate

response. But with that, I admitted my mistake, so it's all good.

Susan Collins concession comes a bit too late. She could make good on that by voting against the measure that just passed the House.

[Iliyah]

6. 53 Democratic senators, 2 Independent

and 45 GOP.

[Robbins]

7. wrong

We lost a seat with Lautenberg's death.we will get it back when booker runs In special election.Till then there are 52 Democrats and 3
Independents who vote with Democrats.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. 3 independents? Just Angus King and Bernie Sanders

Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) died on June 3, 2013. He was replaced by Jeffrey Chiesa (R-NJ) on June 6, 2013, making the party division 52 Democrats, 46 Republicans, and 2 Independents (who both caucus with the Democrats).

http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm

[ffr]

12. Impressed the Dems didn't need a super-majority vote.

Harry Reid

[Rain Mcloud]

13. Reid should counter

with a 400 Billion reduction in defense spending,defunding all subsidies and for the cherry on top,an assault rifle ban.
Make them concede,when the banks are taking petrillion dollar hits because the House refused to pay on its credit card,the .01%ers will have no choice but to clean house.
Bail out with what? The money is now worthless and credit an abstract concept.
They know this but the Dems have caved every single goddamned time in the past.
The Dems finally have the big hammer,it is past time to nail these shysters!
Maybe it is too late,maybe it is the beginning of a new chapter in the history of a government,of,by and for the people.

[davidpdx]

16. I agree, dump all oil and farm subsides

But he'd never get the 60 votes to bring it to a floor vote.

[blkmusclmachine]

14. Shut It Down! Let Them Die!

Sick.