Sunday, September 29, 2013

House To Keep Government Funded With Obamacare Delayed

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, walks to the House Floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Lawmakers from both parties urged one another in a rare weekend session to give ground in their fight over preventing a federal shutdown, with the midnight Monday deadline fast approaching. But there was no sign of yielding Saturday in a down-to-the-wire struggle that tea party lawmakers are using to try derailing President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
The Washington Times
House passes bill to delay Obamacare, keep government funded 

Obama vows veto, Senate says it’s dead on arrival


By Stephen Dinan
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Sept 29, 2013
With a government shutdown two days away, House Republicans powered their latest stopgap spending bill through the chamber early Sunday morning, trying yet again to put a dent in Obamacare while vowing they don’t want a shutdown.

Aided by some Democrats, the GOP passed legislation to repeal a widely despised Obamacare tax on medical devices, to halt the entire health law for a year, and to ensure troops get paid even if the government shuts down.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/29/house-passes-bill-delay-obamacare-keep-government-/#ixzz2gHGueEKY 

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