Republicans weigh defunding 'Obamacare' in U.S. spending measure

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Republicans weigh defunding 'Obamacare' in U.S. spending measure

By David Lawder
WASHINGTON | Mon Sep 9, 2013 11:40pm BST

(Reuters) - A Republican leadership plan to avoid a direct threat to shut down the government is being derided by some conservatives as a "hocus-pocus" measure that falls well short of their demands for an "Obamacare" showdown.

Republican aides said the plan, which will be floated by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to party members on Tuesday, would allow for an extension of government funding for several weeks past the September 30 fiscal year-end.

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The plan would involve procedures that split the measure into two parts after passage by the majority-Republican House, allowing the Senate to send Obama a clean government funding extension, but only after it takes a vote on de-funding Obamacare.

This would subject some Democratic senators in tight re-election races to cast difficult votes in support of the controversial health reforms, but it would likely amount to yet another Republican symbolic effort against Obamacare.

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Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/09/09/us-usa-fiscal-spending-idUKBRE98817220130909

[Koko Ware]

1. Again?

What would that do? Except to ensure a massive 2014 defeat for the entire Republican Party once Obamacare gets started next month?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. More game playing on taxpayer time

Any Democratic Senator fool enough to vote to defund Obamacare doing the Republicans' dirty work should be defeated. Given that they haven't signed on by now, Republicans shouldn't hold their breath expecting something to magically happen to get Democratic Senators to vote down Obamacare. Obama still wields the veto pen anyway and there definitely will never be enough votes to override a veto. It's over, Republicans. Game.set.match.

[Zorro]

3. Hey Republicans. OBEY THE LAW!