Posted on 07/30/2013 4:18:58 PM PDT by onyx
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said Tuesday he has yet to decide whether to support a proposal to block government funding if it includes money for ObamaCare.
Tea Party Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have ratcheted up the pressure on McConnell to threaten a government shutdown if Democrats refuse to relent on the healthcare overhaul.
Weve had a lot of internal discussions about the way forward this fall in both the continuing resolution and, ultimately, the debt ceiling, and those discussions continue, McConnell said. Theres no particular announcement at this point.
Cruz has gone on a public relations blitz in recent weeks to build support for blocking funds for the implementation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
The Texas senator accused his fellow Republicans in Congress of having a defeatist mentality about stopping the laws implementation before the open enrollment period for government-subsidized insurance plans begins in the fall.
On Tuesday, Cruz downplayed the political consequences of threatening a government shutdown. He disputed the conventional wisdom in Washington that the 1995 federal government shutdown was a catastrophe for Republicans.
The world didnt end, Cruz told bloggers at an event sponsored by the Heritage Foundation.
Planes didnt fall out of the sky. Social Security checks didnt stop. Military paychecks didnt stop. We didnt default on our national debt, he said.
Lee and Rubio were also scheduled to speak in favor of linking ObamaCare to the stopgap spending measure that will be necessary to keep government operating beyond the end of September.
Yep.
Too many corrupt cowards.
Very interesting.
Thanks so much, combat_boots!!!
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