Obama Vows to Veto House CR

[brooklynite]

Source: Roll Call

President Barack Obama would veto the House spending bill that would defund Obamacare, the White House said Thursday in a Statement of Administration Policy.

“The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.J. Res. 59, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014 and for other purposes, because it advances a narrow ideological agenda that threatens our economy and the interests of the middle class,” the Office of Management and Budget said in the statement.

“The Resolution would defund the Affordable Care Act, denying millions of hard-working middle class families the security of affordable health coverage.

“If the President were presented with H.J. Res. 59, he would veto the bill.”



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[question everything]

1. If they shutdown the government, before they stop any payments

to seniors and the poor, they should stop any salary to members of Congress.

[another_liberal]

4. I like that.

Make it be so!

[Gore1FL]

6. If there is a shutdown those salaries stop too.

Everything stops.

[question everything]

11. At least go back and cut TSA and FAA activities

That will get their attention, they way it did last spring. And this time, don't find a way to "exempt" this from the shutdown the way they did with the sequestering.

[rurallib]

8. All but a very few congresscritters are independently wealthy

wealthy, wealthy, wealthy.
So cutting off their pay will do little.

[abelenkpe]

9. They won't do that

They will figure out a way to keep things going at the last second.

[gordianot]

2. Republicans have embraced true anarchy and what destruction of a Republic looks like.

They need to change the name of their Party to the Anti-Republicans.

[another_liberal]

3. Excellent!

Way to man-up, Mr. President!

Take them on and they will fold. Hell, they've already hinted that this is only their "opening position." Lets see what their second, third or fourth "position" will be before agreeing to any of their crap.

[Sunlei]

7. wrong to even suggest this

[Cal33]

10. Didn't Newt Gomgrich shut down the government some 20 years ago, and the Repubs. lost the House

as a result? These nutjobs don't learn anything from experience, do they?

If they shut down the government again, they might very well lose the House again come 2014.
People get tired of their BS.

[question everything]

12. They certainly did. And Clinton got re-elected

but, things have changed, starting with social media and 24 hours news spread that, really, prevent even sane members of congress to reach some kind of agreement.

As Chuck Todd remarked few days ago - shutting the government, not negotiating with the President will get them applause in their district. That is, I suppose, until their constituents don't get their SS and disability checks. Agreeing with him will get them a primary opponent who is even nuttier than they are.

[davidpdx]

13. Dear Republicans

Come on, do it! You want to defund Obamacare this is your only shot.

September 30 at 11:59 pm we'll know who really has the guts to get things done.