[EBH]

It is DOA.

It has been ruled on by the courts as illegal. It can’t even be in the budget bill.

Placing it in the budget bill and passing the bill essentially passes the legislation again.

[tobyhill]

You're right which is why this is more evidence the GOP has no plans to do anything with Obamacare, except fund it. To defund is merely not to allocate money for it but some RINOs seem hellbent on leaving money in the budget for it.