The House of Representatives passed four bills to keep our government running and treat all Americans fairly under ObamaCare (which has been plagued by “stumbles,” “glitches,” “crashes,” and “meltdowns”) – all of which were rejected by Senate Democrats. The Senate even opposed a request for a formal conference committee and refuses to appoint negotiators to meet with the House.
Since the Senate won’t negotiate, the House passed eight other measures over the last few days to fund critical services – veterans benefits, cancer research, emergency and disaster recovery, paychecks for our National Guard and Reserve, nutrition assistance for low-income women and children, and more. The House also voted to open our national parks and museums.
Unfortunately, Senate Democrats are blocking these bills – one Democratic leader openly balked at the bill providing funding for cancer research. And President Obama issued several veto threats, even though he signed a similar bill paying our troops and President Clinton supported similar legislation in the 1990s.
Members passed the Food and Drug Safety Act, H.J.Res. 77, in a 235-162 vote, as Democrats fumed that the GOP was leaving the government to wither on the vine.
The vote came on the seventh day of the partial government shutdown, and after a Sunday vacation from work that did little to cool other either side.
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