Senate Democrats to take up government funding bill

The measure does not include the additional money the Obama administration was seeking to implement parts of the health law.

Politico: Senate Takes Its Own Path On CR
Behind the numbers is also a political lesson -- aptly timed the week before St. Patrick's Day. President Barack Obama is denied added money he wanted for health care and Wall Street reforms -- a penalty born of Democratic frustration with this White House's diffidence toward the appropriations machinery that funds its agenda (Rogers, 3/12).

The Associated Press/Washington Post: Senate Democrats Prepare Government Funding Bill To Prevent Shutdown As Long-Term Battles Loom
Senate Democrats are preparing a catchall government funding bill that denies President Barack Obama money for implementing signature first-term accomplishments like new regulations on Wall Street and his expansion of government health care subsidies but provides modest additional funding for domestic priorities like health research. The measure expected to be released Monday is the product of bipartisan negotiations and is the legislative vehicle to fund the day-to-day operations of government through Sept. 30 -- and prevent a government shutdown when current funding runs out March 27 (3/11).


http://www.kaiserhealthnews.orgThis article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

 

Comments

The opinions expressed here are the views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of News Medical.
Post a new comment
Post

Sign in to keep reading

We're committed to providing free access to quality science. By registering and providing insight into your preferences you're joining a community of over 1m science interested individuals and help us to provide you with insightful content whilst keeping our service free.

or

While we only use edited and approved content for Azthena answers, it may on occasions provide incorrect responses. Please confirm any data provided with the related suppliers or authors. We do not provide medical advice, if you search for medical information you must always consult a medical professional before acting on any information provided.

Your questions, but not your email details will be shared with OpenAI and retained for 30 days in accordance with their privacy principles.

Please do not ask questions that use sensitive or confidential information.

Read the full Terms & Conditions.

You might also like...
Why some people can’t lose weight even when they follow the rules