Senate Rejects Bill Which Would Fund the Government in Exchange For Obamacare Delay

On a strict party-line vote, the U.S. Senate rejected a measure passed by the House which would fund the government and delay the implementation of the Affordable Care Act by one year. By a vote of 54 – 46, the Senate rejected the measure and sent the bill back to the House. A government shutdown looms if the Congress cannot agree to a continuing resolution by midnight.

Included in the measures the Senate rejected was a delay on the ACA and a repeal of its tax on medical device makers.

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Democratic Senators have told the press that they will not accept a continuing resolution that only funds the government for another week – another measure the House GOP was reportedly considering.

The Senate’s move ensures that House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) will need to convince Republicans in the lower chamber to accept a continuing resolution that includes none of the GOP’s demands in order to avoid a shutdown.

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