In an article published in the Wall Street Journal of today the story of the showdown between
Democrats and Republicans continues:
"The Senate rejected a last-minute spending measure approved over the weekend by the House, tossing the fight back into the lap of House Speaker John Boehner with just hours to go until federal agencies begin cutting off services and furloughing workers.
The vote was 54-46 along party lines to reject a one-year delay of the health law, which was attached to a plan to fund the government through Dec. 15. The quick rejection left the nation on the brink of a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins on Tuesday.
Senate Republican leaders were polling their members to find out whether they would support a one-week extension of funding. It is just one of several options being advanced. They were also polling members about the separate bill passed by the House to keep paying military personnel even if there is a shutdown.
With time running out, some of the more veteran House Republicans began calling on GOP leaders to drop the fight over the spending bill and shift the battle to a different front.
Democrats and Republicans continues:
"The Senate rejected a last-minute spending measure approved over the weekend by the House, tossing the fight back into the lap of House Speaker John Boehner with just hours to go until federal agencies begin cutting off services and furloughing workers.
The vote was 54-46 along party lines to reject a one-year delay of the health law, which was attached to a plan to fund the government through Dec. 15. The quick rejection left the nation on the brink of a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins on Tuesday.
Senate Republican leaders were polling their members to find out whether they would support a one-week extension of funding. It is just one of several options being advanced. They were also polling members about the separate bill passed by the House to keep paying military personnel even if there is a shutdown.
With time running out, some of the more veteran House Republicans began calling on GOP leaders to drop the fight over the spending bill and shift the battle to a different front.
"We have tried robustly on the spending bill and it hasn't borne fruit," said Rep. Doug Lamborn (R., Colo.), now in his fourth term. He said Republicans could use other tactics to fight over the new health law, but "for this week we may have to give up."
"I would certainly discourage the Republican leadership from launching another volley back over to the Senate," Rep. Charlie Dent (R., Pa.) said on CNN. He said that "now that we've sent over two volleys to the U.S. Senate and they've rejected both, I think now it's imperative that we just fund the government."
Senate Republican leaders were polling their members to find out whether they would support a one-week extension of funding. It is just one of several options being advanced. They were also polling members about the separate bill passed by the House to keep paying military personnel even if there is a shutdown.
