House votes to block fund for healthcare law
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to block funding of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul law, but the Democratic-led Senate seems certain to reject it.
The vote was part of a sweeping bill to cut federal spending by $61 billion this fiscal year.
The ultimate fate of the healthcare law is likely to be decided in the federal courts where it is now being challenged.
(Reporting by Donna Smith; Editing Vicki Allen)
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PrincipeReale wrote:
Hmmm, I thought the Courts found the Obamacare bill was not constitutional. Perhaps we could get a list of those Senators who vote against the House bill. No wonder so many Dem Senators are not running for re-election.
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