Boehner Rejects Defunding Obamacare In Government Spending Bill
Source: TPM
The chances of a government shutdown at the end of the month keep going down.
On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner avoided one more tripwire when he rejected conservative demands that Republicans use government funding legislation to pick a fight over defunding the Affordable Care Act.
Trying to put Obamacare on this vehicle risks shutting down the government, Boehner told reporters at his weekly Capitol briefing.Thats not what our goal is. Our goal is to reduce spending.
Assuming the Senate passes its spending measure this week, the House will have to take it up and clear it by March 27 the day the governments budget authority expires. If Democrats support the bill in large numbers, that shouldnt be a problem. But the question is whether House Republicans will oppose it this time around now that conservatives have endorsed using it to pick a fight over Obamacare.
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Turbineguy
(37,332 posts)Teabaggers who want to waste this country will be after him.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)Or atleast thats the line of BS they keep spewing forth hoping that the majority of people will buy it.
They have been after him for a while, he's hated among them.
Demeter
(85,373 posts)No pun intended, but it's pretty cool.
But then, I wouldn't join his party, either.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)so therefore he has made some friends with them and I'm not talking about Ryan, Cruz, the ones who tax payers pay for their health-care, the ones down under. Here in Cali a co-worker who hates Pres O and faithfully watches Fake new now appreciates it. She still hates O tho - LOL
Demoiselle
(6,787 posts)Heh heh.