The routine Capitol Hill negotiations in which Democrats and
Republicans try to reach a short-term deal to fund the federal
government after September is expected to be especially complex this
year as both sides hint they will allow a government shutdown over such
key issues as sequestration and ObamaCare.
Republicans essentially have tried to dismantle the president's signature health-care legislation since he signed it into law in 2010, including 38 related votes in the GOP-led House. And Republicans say defunding it next year is their last, best chance.
"If you pay for a budget that pays for ObamaCare ... you have voted for ObamaCare," said Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. "Some will say, `That is crazy. You are going to shut down the government over ObamaCare.' No. What is crazy is moving forward with this."
Republicans essentially have tried to dismantle the president's signature health-care legislation since he signed it into law in 2010, including 38 related votes in the GOP-led House. And Republicans say defunding it next year is their last, best chance.
"If you pay for a budget that pays for ObamaCare ... you have voted for ObamaCare," said Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. "Some will say, `That is crazy. You are going to shut down the government over ObamaCare.' No. What is crazy is moving forward with this."
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