Monday, September 30, 2013

Senate Rejects House Budget Offer With Shutdown Near

BREAKING NEWSMonday, September 30, 2013 2:32 PM EDT
Senate Rejects House Budget Offer With Shutdown Near
The Senate on Monday quickly rejected a House proposal to fund the government only if Democrats agreed to delay or undo parts of the 2010 health law as House Republicans gathered in the Capitol to plot their response in the escalating budget fight.
Within minutes of convening just after 2 p.m., the Senate on a 54 to 46 vote followed through on Democratic threats to strip the health care provisions from a measure passed by the House early Sunday morning and send it back to the House.
But House Republicans showed no sign of backing down, signaling a readiness to shut down the federal government over the health law.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/us/politics/congress-shutdown-debate.html?emc=edit_na_20130930

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