Saturday, 21 September 2013

Cruz pushes plan to prevent a vote on a bill defunding ObamaCare.

Sen. Ted Cruz urged Republican colleagues to vote for his step expected bill that allows the government open through mid-December , while cutting funding from ObamaCare.
Texas senator who supported a temporary measure through the GOP -controlled House on Friday said that the defense 's strategy was needed . To prevent it. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of using "tricks " procedure to restore funding for the law. Health care.
"If Reid pursues this plan - if he insists on using the 50 votes to fund ObamaCare by a vote of the Democrats only - and I hope that Senate Republicans will stand and fight discussion . bill to the House bill . And intact . Do not let Harry Reid, ObamaCare raise capital back in , " Cruz said in a statement.
Sen. Mike Lee , R- Utah, introduced Friday as the Senate 's approval . Movement Debate to end . The debate in the House bill , Reid will come back with . Modified to remove language from the bill defunding ObamaCare .
"If we want to prevent the [ Red ] from stripping out language defund strategy on our part would be to block the debate to end the debate, " said Lee spokesman Brian Phillips said Hill.
Cruz, one of the most vocal supporters of the "de- fund ObamaCare" I was shocked at his colleagues on his . Released a written statement Wednesday afternoon that appears to accept the bill will likely fail in the Senate.
He backtracked on Wednesday vowed to do " everything and anything possible to defund ObamaCare" including the installation of the opposition.
Cruise and Lee played a prominent role in each appearances in television commercials . Aimed at pushing lawmakers Republicans not to yield " Republicans in Congress can stop ObamaCare if they refused to fund it," Lee said in the Conservative Party Senate funds . supported . Commercial.
Current government funding is set to expire at the end of the month . Lawmakers. Must approve a bill to give Washington temporary opening .
Friday's vote in the House was almost completely along party lines , and that the GOP measure would fund the government through December 15 , the current level of funding .
Obama administration threatens advance to veto the bill if it passes the Senate as well , while the Democrats only Reps by Mike McIntyre of North Carolina and Jim Matheson of Utah support the Virginia Representative Rigell. Scott was the only one . Republicans voting against it.
"Today the Conservative Party. Constitutional In the words of their constituents . And our nation will stand with the true principles of the law to protect them from becoming popular. The most ever in the history of the country through the busy ObamaCare - whether in the privacy of our and our most sacred right as an American to do it. Be left alone , " Rep. John Culberson R- Texas , said on the House floor .
This sets the stage for The showdown last week . Next, in the Democratic -led Senate measure realistically the chances of surviving are slim to none in the Senate vote , Reid has been charged to death and called the vote Friday " waste time " .
" Republicans are simply shifted a few days as an alternative . Inevitable that they will have to face : the bill. Fund for clean government or forced to close , " Reid said in a statement following the vote ," I've said it before, but it seems that will not pass the Senate , which bears repeating . Bill to Obamacare defunds or any delay " .
The Senate is in the corner until Tuesday.
In the noon rally on Capitol Hill, House Speaker John Boehner said the House vote, said the popularity of ObamaCare.
" You have a country that has not been employed as a result of this law, " he said, " you've got other business have reduced hours for employees. Of them because of this law and to make our message to the U.S. Senate is simple: Americans want the government to shut down and They do not want ObamaCare ".

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