House Republicans vote to defund health care, preserve $53 billion in oil company royalties

[ProSense]

House votes to deny Obama healthcare law funds

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On largely party-line votes, the House approved several amendments to deny funds to federal agencies to implement the healthcare overhaul, which Republicans deride as a costly government intrusion into the marketplace.

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During late-night debate, the House voted to stop the Obama administration from enforcing new regulations on some types of coal mining and rolled back a gun control law aimed at individuals' multiple purchases of rifles and shotguns.

The House also voted to overturn the Pentagon's decision to close the Joint Forces Command facility in Virginia.

But it rejected Democratic attempts to cap farm subsidies and to close a loophole so oil companies would have to pay up to $53 billion in royalties for drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico.

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[vaberella]

1. If it was Obama who did this...there would be 100 + recs & posts saying "Change we Can't believe in"

yet...it's about the repubs. It gets drowned out and basically ignored. ~sigh~ K*R.

[LeftyAndProud60]

2. what does this mean? Is this final? NT

[old mark]

3. K&R-They always are very careful to cut only those programs they have some

ideological problem with and never those programs favoring their contributors.


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