U.S. Senate close to deal on debt limit, reopening government: aide

[applegrove]

U.S. Senate close to deal on debt limit, reopening government: aide

By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro at Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-usa-fiscal-idUSBRE98N11220131016

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The second plan was scuttled hours before it was expected to hit the House floor for a vote after the influential Heritage Action for America, a conservative group, urged a "no" vote because it did not do enough to stop Obama's healthcare law.

HOUSE PLANS SCUTTLED

Heritage said it would consider the plan a "key vote" in evaluating whether to back candidates in next year's congressional elections. Shortly after that warning, a committee hearing scheduled to set rules for the debate was postponed and the plan put in limbo.




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[applegrove]

1. Kochs back Heritage Action don't they?

[DJ13]

2. Shortly after that warning, a committee hearing scheduled to set rules for the debate was postponed

"You mean theres no money in this vote?! Fuck it!"

[VanillaRhapsody]

3. So isn't the fact that this Heritage group thing controlling them...isn't that some sorta...illegal

somehow? It doesn't sit well....