BREAKING: The House has voted to Delay ObamaCare

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Darrell Issa (R)and Del. Holmes Norton (D) have formed an alliance to support funding DC in a single CR. Darrell Issa has said, ""I will whip every Republican to vote yes."

Of course, they got to make sure the money keeps flowing into SOMEBODY'S pockets.

Issa is all bluster and no spine. Fast and furious proved that. I think we call them jellyfish down here in Texas...

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

This is on the Democrats

House now voting on CR that funds Washington DC Government during Shutdown.

Not 2/3 majority - it fails

Yea 262
Nay 163

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Of course, they got to make sure the money keeps flowing into SOMEBODY'S pockets.

Issa is all bluster and no spine. Fast and furious proved that. I think we call them jellyfish down here in Texas...

Issa was instrumental in this process and can also be credited with this progress. This is huge.

Fresh DOJ loss in ‘Fast and Furious’ docs fight
9/30/13

A federal judge has rejected Attorney General Eric Holder’s attempt to keep the courts from wading into the “Fast and Furious” documents dispute that led to him being held in contempt by the House last year.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/0...#ixzz2gWAnbwTQ

[Pressing-On]

House is now voting on CR that re-opens National Parks. 2/3 needed to pass.

[Pressing-On]

House FAILS to pass CR that re-opens National Parks and Memorials during Shutdown. 2/3 were needed. FINAL VOTE: 252-176.

It's on the Democrats is all I can say.

[Pressing-On]

One minute speeches

[MissBrattified]

This might be a stupid question, but....

If the government is shut down, how did Obamacare/online enrollment still "roll out" today?

I thought that if the government shut down, that meant people couldn't apply for government *anything* in the interim?

...not that the online enrollment went smoothly or anything. CBSNews.com

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

This might be a stupid question, but....

If the government is shut down, how did Obamacare/online enrollment still "roll out" today?

I thought that if the government shut down, that meant people couldn't apply for government *anything* in the interim?

...not that the online enrollment went smoothly or anything. CBSNews.com

Kathleen Sebelius stated that shutdown or no shutdown, they were going to enroll people.

[OneEyedFatMan]

The government shut down is a joke, as one blogger put it, ordering a diet coke with a big mac meal, 80% of the federal gov't will run like always. Scare tactics. Sometimes I wish all those clowns would quit.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by OneEyedFatMan

The government shut down is a joke, as one blogger put it, ordering a diet coke with a big mac meal, 80% of the federal gov't will run like always. Scare tactics. Sometimes I wish all those clowns would quit.

So true. They won't quit though, too many perks.