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September 27, 2013

Republicans Continue Bid to Advance Agenda Through Budget Battle 
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The Senate is set to approve a funding bill that would avoid a
government shutdown on Tuesday after eliminating a House-approved
provision to defund the Affordable Care Act. But during a press
conference Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner signaled House
Republicans will continue their bid to use the budget battle to advance
their agenda and slash government spending.

Reporter: "Speaker Boehner, in light of bringing this debt limit bill to
the floor, will you now accept a clean CR from the Senate in to avoid a
government shutdown?"

John Boehner: "I do not see that happening."

House Republicans also set the stage for another battle over a looming
deadline to increase the debt ceiling, laying out possible conditions
for raising the limit, including a one-year delay of the healthcare law,
a rollback of financial and environmental regulations and construction
of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

 

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