News Will the House Funding Bill Ignite a Government Shutdown?

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Start date Sep 21, 2013
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The House has passed a bill to temporarily fund the government while eliminating funding for Obamacare, leading to a potential standoff with the Senate and the risk of a government shutdown. This decision reflects ongoing internal conflicts within the Republican Party regarding the Affordable Care Act, despite its constitutional validation by the Supreme Court in 2012. Republican leaders had previously resisted attempts to defund the law but have now agreed to include its defunding in the continuing resolution. The Senate may face pressure to pass a resolution that funds the government without addressing Obamacare, but the House's majority may block such a vote. The situation raises concerns about the implications of a shutdown on government operations and the economy.

Oct 29, 2013

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BobG

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Astronuc said:

Fall out from the shutdown, or the way things are going in Washington, DC?

Business, GOP establishment: Tea party is over
http://news.yahoo.com/business-gop-establishment-tea-party-over-163718915--politics.html

2014 will be interesting.

This is something easier said than done. There's so much independent money running around from groups like Club for Growth and the Heritage Foundation that the Republican establishment doesn't have as much control over its candidates as it used to.

Groups like that have had problems with large elections, such as senatorial and gubernatorial elections (even essentially throwing "safe" Republican seats to Democrats) and they'll have even more problems in the next election or two.

I think they'll still be a major problem in the House.