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House passes spending bill to defund Obamacare
The Washington Times ^ | September 20, 2013 | Stephen Dina

Posted on 09/20/2013 8:44:24 AM PDT by yoe

House Republicans passed their stopgap funding bill Friday to keep government open while terminating the new health care law, setting up a final showdown next week with Senate Democrats and President Obama who have firmly rejected that.

The 230-189 vote, which split almost exclusively along party lines, is the precursor to the big action next week, when the Senate is expected to strip out the health care provisions and send the bill back to the House — where Republicans will have to decide whether they can accept it at that point.

All sides are racing a Sept. 30 deadline, which is when current government funding runs out. The new measure would fund the government through Dec. 15, essentially at last year’s levels, and would leave the budget sequesters in place.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 113th; defundobamacarevote; obamacarevote
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To: CharlesWayneCT

It seems unfortunate that there does not appear to be something like a ‘vote of non-confidence’ in the US legislative system.

That said, Cameron didn’t call for a vote of ‘confidence’ when he wanted the UK to go to war in Syria and lost. THAT shoud have been a vote of ‘confidence’ in their government.

There are good and bad aspects to each type of government. There will always be politicians who ‘play’ the system to their advantage, like 0.00.


41 posted on 09/20/2013 9:44:43 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was lost but now I'm found; blind but now I see.)
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To: MulberryDraw

“Down in the mouth freepers start their “it doesn’t matter” chants in 3,2,1,...”

Exactly. I know those puss* so-called Freepers. A bunch of defeatist surrender monkeys. It’s like they already accepted their fate, can’t fight back and end up bitching and whining on FR.


42 posted on 09/20/2013 9:45:17 AM PDT by max americana (fired liberals in our company after the election, & laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: MulberryDraw

Yup, the betting pool is open to see the time and date that bonehead drops pants for the Obamadork.

If they carry this off, I will most certainly apologize.


43 posted on 09/20/2013 9:47:27 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: HOYA97

Thanks.


44 posted on 09/20/2013 9:49:49 AM PDT by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz......Nuff said.)
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To: mrsmith

Thanks, that *splains* some things :)


45 posted on 09/20/2013 9:50:47 AM PDT by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz......Nuff said.)
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To: SeekAndFind; All

This is a bi-partisen vote. Not at all like the way obamacare was rammed through without one single republican vote. /s

I can’t watch TV concerning this. My blood pressure boils when so called “reporters” smirk when interviewing King or Cruz or Lee.

McCain and Graham say this will never pass the senate. My question to McCain and Graham is “How are you going to vote? Will you vote with the house because you KNOW it won’t pass? Or will you finally show which party you should be in?”


46 posted on 09/20/2013 9:53:00 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
Can 0.00bama fund it through an EO, as an ‘emergency’ measure...

No.

EO is only internal within the executive branch. Granted, this 'Resident has pushed the envelope a bit, making executive orders that have effects outside the executive. However, spending money... so far... is not in this category. Indeed, since the lower house, the one that has elections every 2 years, closest to the people, has SOLE revenue origination power, they should do the same with AF1, white hut, and on and on.... just defund the executive. We could easily do without it for 3 years. Then, ramp back up when it has a real occupant.

47 posted on 09/20/2013 9:55:20 AM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: zerosix

I know the Democrats didn’t stop fighting pro life issues, I know Democrats haven’t stopped fighting gun rights. Agreed, you have to take a stand.


48 posted on 09/20/2013 9:58:52 AM PDT by skams19
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To: yoe

Shut’er down.

For ten years or so.


49 posted on 09/20/2013 9:58:52 AM PDT by Adult Dog
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To: Heart of Georgia

You’re probably right about the union thugs. They refused to talk to reporters. As is typical, this administration is crooked as hell and only a few people seem to care. If the unions end up getting a waiver and the people accept it, then what? It’ll be one of many laws that the democrats don’t like that won’t be enforced.


50 posted on 09/20/2013 10:00:46 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: Revel

Hold the line! Reject the senate’s changes! Block this America-wrecking communist POS!!


51 posted on 09/20/2013 10:03:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: MulberryDraw
Down in the mouth freepers start their “it doesn’t matter” chants in 3,2,1,...

So tell me, enlightened one, will it?

52 posted on 09/20/2013 10:04:34 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Hoodat
Did Houston just freeze over?

Well, it was only 77 degrees this morning - that is pretty damn cold in Houston in September! LOL!
53 posted on 09/20/2013 10:06:44 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (PRAYER: It's the only HOPE for real CHANGE in America!)
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To: unixfox
So tell me, enlightened one, will it?

Yes. Tide is turning.

54 posted on 09/20/2013 10:09:23 AM PDT by MulberryDraw (That which cannot be paid, won't be paid.)
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To: MadIsh32

“Social Security”

I paid money into SS for 50 years. Are you saying that I should lose it only because YOU say so?

I want my money back.....with interest!


55 posted on 09/20/2013 10:18:38 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)
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To: yoe

I would just love it for Boehner to dismiss Congress now.


56 posted on 09/20/2013 10:19:02 AM PDT by RushingWater
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To: LS

“five RINOs abstained”?

First, only 3 Republicans did not cast a vote.

Second, one of the Republicans that did not vote was Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), who has a solidly conservative voting record but who has been at the hospital with her very sick baby for weeks now (she did fly down once for an important vote that was going to be close).

So, at most, you can say that two RINOs abstained, Hanna (NY) and Tim Murphy (PA). Hanna is reflexively pro-abortion, but usually votes conservative on economic issues such as Obamacare; Murphy is a social conservative who is more populist on economics (basically a close fit for voters in SW PA) but who has always opposed Obamacare. I don’t know why the two didn’t vote, but it is far likelier that they just happened to be absent at the time the vote was held than that their RINOism caused them to abstain.


57 posted on 09/20/2013 10:39:43 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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To: clamper1797
Either way. Give me the money back

They will NEVER give it back. The only way we will ever get anything back is to take it back. By force. Just like they do us.

58 posted on 09/20/2013 10:46:44 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Pan_Yan

To late.


59 posted on 09/20/2013 10:49:57 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: dps.inspect
Defund Obamacare now — or risk voter backlash in 2014


60 posted on 09/20/2013 11:29:36 AM PDT by yoe ("They Come To America" order it now: http://www.theycometoamerica.com/buy-dvd/)
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