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To: Nickname

He’s probably referring to the vote after cloture.

Capping a dramatic and chaotic week on Capitol Hill, the Senate on Friday approved a critical budget bill that would fund the government past Sept. 30 — but only after Democrats succeeded in stripping a Republican-backed provision to defund ObamaCare.

The final vote was 54-44.

The bill now returns to the House, and is seen by some lawmakers as a sort of legislative hot potato. If the two chambers cannot agree on a final bill by midnight on Monday, then the government will shut down. Neither side wants to be left holding the bill if that happens.

House Republicans are under heavy pressure, now, from fellow conservatives to stand by their demand that ObamaCare be defunded, or least delayed.

House Speaker John Boehner already indicated that he will not accept the Senate-passed bill in its current form. The House is expected to take up the legislation starting on Saturday.

Earlier Friday, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid narrowly won approval to restore funding for ObamaCare. The 54-44 vote fell along party lines.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/27/senate-advances-controversial-obamacare-budget-bill/


33 posted on 09/27/2013 12:13:20 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: 1035rep

Right.... His constituents are to ignore the vote that mattered—the cloture vote, and just look at his vote on the one he knew had no chance of passing.


38 posted on 09/27/2013 12:18:06 PM PDT by Nickname
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