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Boehner Maintains Rejection of “Clean” Government Funding Bill

HeadlineOct 07, 2013

Republican leaders are refusing to back down in their campaign against “Obamacare” as the partial federal government shutdown enters its seventh day. On Sunday, House Speaker John Boehner rejected calls to allow a vote on a government funding bill without tying it to undoing President Obama’s healthcare law. The White House has argued a so-called “clean” measure would have enough votes from Democrats and moderate Republicans if Boehner would allow it to reach the floor.

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