Senate GOP pushes off ObamaCare bills until January
Senate Republicans are punting two ObamaCare bills into next year as lawmakers scramble to avoid a government shutdown.
GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) said they have asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to not bring the bills up this week.
“Rather than considering a broad year-end funding agreement as we expected, it has become clear that Congress will only be able to pass another short-term extension to prevent a government shutdown and to continue a few essential programs. For this reason, we have asked Senator McConnell not to offer this week our legislation," they said in a joint statement.
Collins and Alexander said the ObamaCare legislation could wait until the Senate considers a slate of must-pass bills, including a full-year funding deal, in January.
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/365820-senate-gop-pushes-off-obamacare-bills-until-january
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