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  • Senate sees way forward on funding bill [Amendment to Strike]

    09/20/2013 1:49:18 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 40 replies
    The Hill ^ | September 19, 2013 | Alexander Bolton
    ......... Reid’s first move would be to schedule a vote to end debate on proceeding to the House continuing resolution. This would require 60 votes. Republican senators would vote to proceed to the bill because it would including the language to defund ObamaCare. Then he would fill the amendment tree, defining what amendments could be considered in relation to the House legislation. Reid would be sure that one of the pending amendments is a so-called “amendment to strike,” which would allow him schedule a future vote on stripping the language defunding ObamaCare and prioritizing debt payments. A Senate Democratic aide...