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| Subject: Excellent: No compromise in US govt shutdown saga Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:07 pm | |
| The likelihood of a US government shutdown appeared to increase Thursday as House Republicans insisted they won't approve a spending bill unless it strips funding from President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul.
The defiant posture sets the stage for weekend drama after the Senate on Friday sends the fractious House a straightforward bill to keep the government operating through November 15 rather than partly closing down at midnight Monday.
Republicans, prodded by their conservative tea party wing, want to use the temporary spending bill to strip funding from President Barack Obama's signature health care programme. But if they insist on the point over Democratic objections, there would be little hope of getting the bill through Congress and a shutdown would be almost inevitable. That would be politically risky ahead of next year's congressional elections.
Speaker John Boehner and several rank-and-file Republicans said the House simply won't accept a "clean" spending measure, even though that's been the norm in Congress on dozens of occasions since the 1995-96 government closures that bruised Republicans and strengthened the hand of Democratic President Bill Clinton.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/9218488/No-compromise-in-shutdown-saga
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RR Phantom
Location : Wasted Space Job/hobbies : Cayman Islands Actuary
| Subject: Re: Excellent: No compromise in US govt shutdown saga Fri Sep 27, 2013 8:28 pm | |
| The US government is bracing for a possible shutdown, as Republicans and Democrats in Congress remain deadlocked on a budget to continue its funding.
Agencies have begun making contingency plans ahead of the 1 October deadline to pass a new funding resolution.
The Senate has passed a bill to fund the government through 15 November.
But House Republicans have said they refuse to approve the bill absent a provision to strip funding from President Barack Obama's health law.
The Senate is controlled by Mr Obama's Democratic party, while the Republicans hold the majority in the House of Representatives.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24306933
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