Posted on 09/17/2013 8:09:22 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Republican Rep. Tom Graves’ budget plan to defund Obamacare while avoiding a government shutdown is rapidly gaining House support, but President Obama’s advocacy group Organizing for Action (OFA) is still using claims that Republicans want a shutdown in its fundraising pitch.
Graves’ Stability, Security, and Fairness Resolution now has 70 House cosponsors after 11 more lawmakers cosponsored Tuesday. The continuing resolution proposal for fiscal year 2014 actually avoids a government shutdown and funds all facets of the federal government, with the exception of spending related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Graves introduced the plan last Thursday.
“There has never, ever, ever been any proposal from Ted Cruz or Mike Lee to shut down the functions of government. That was just the media,” said Brian Phillips, communications director for Sen. Mike Lee, who is partnering with Sen. Cruz on the highly publicized “Defund Obamacare” campaign.
The “Defund Obamacare” movement has been routinely criticized by Democrats and the mainstream media for opening up the possibility of a government shutdown if Senate Democrats don’t get on board. OFA, which was assembled from the remnants of Obama’s 2012 campaign to push for the president’s second-term agenda, continues to raise money off that premise.
“There are Republicans in the House so dead set on stopping Obamacare that they’re willing to sabotage our economy to do it. Really. Instead of passing a budget by the September 30th deadline, they’re threatening to shut down the government if Obamacare isn’t defunded,” OFA chairman and Obama’s 2012 campaign manager Jim Messina claimed in a Tuesday email to supporters introducing a new TV ad and asking for money.
“It’s time for them to cut the crap and get serious…Their latest plan is dangerous — we know that. They know it, too,” Messina wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
wannabe?
Shut it d o w n !
Stop all food and energy deliveries into NYC, Chicago, Seattle and Boston.
They will be fine.
Well, he’s trying to act as if he were a dictator, but looks like the congress is getting ready to jerk his constitutional leash taut (thanks to Cruz, Lee, Graves and the grassroots patriots).
Usual bread and circuses. At this point I don’t give a rats ass what these people in DC do. I truly would love to care again .. though
Between his pad of executive orders and his bff in control of DOJ, I think he is already in control.
I hope you are right.
The GOP is going to roll over and die like it always does....
Each and every Republican who supported Obama needs to be removed from office through recall or elections and replaced by American patriots who will impeach this unconstitutional, anti-American bastard after the 2014 midterms.
Barack Hussein Obama is a throbbing menace, a malignant cancer in the body politic. Like a curse from the Old Testament or a fattened spider sitting in the center of his web, he has not let slip a single opportunity to weaken, insult, and otherwise destroy this Republic. Those who continue to support him are brainless idiots, radical socialists or black racists. He has wrecked our foreign policy, refused to carry out the laws he has sworn to uphold, usurped the functions of the Congress, ignored the Courts, and assailed our rights. He has wrecked our economy, weakened our defenses, turned Americans against Americans, and made our nation the laughing stock of the world.
Next to him, George III was a kind and benevolent ruler, Richard Nixon was a great man and Bill Clinton was a minor annoyance. He even manages to make Jimmy Carter look good.
He MUST be impeached and then face criminal charges after removal from office. He has conspired to kill the Republic and is a traitor as defined in the Constitution, adhering to and giving aid and comfort to the enemies of America.
It’s time the re-pubs called a major press conference saying we are in control of the house of representatives now, not Nancy. We will defund Obamacare because there’s not a single one of us who voted for it. Let him own it and the billions of dollars in foreign aid this POS has sent to other countries. Three hundred plus million for schools in Pakistan was the latest??? 90 million of us not working, it’s time to spread some truth to the American public. RUB it in his face, he has no respect for any of you.
Hopefully they are fearing for their political careers and will stand fast. As well they should. When even the Democrats are complaining about this bill, that should be a warning sign.
Clear as mud. I should have said Obamacare bill.
Why only punish the republicans,the dems need your ire also! Recall the supporters of Obamacare, dem, repubs,& indys. Dems are the ones that made and passed obamacare.
Obama certainly wants to be a dictator and destroy the American economy and the country with it!!! Fact is; IMHO....the USA now has an an unbalanced, cold hearted, incapable, incompetent person (Obama) heading the USA government. His speech this past Monday was frightening from his cold, uncaring opening remarks on the DC shooting & murders, on through his ranting, hateful attack on Republicans,
These are the actions of a man who has lost total control of everything he touches. I would suggest the Democrat Party move to force him to resign....or there will be a greatly diminished Democrat Party, come, November, 2014. Obama is in now “Looney Tune” land, forever!!!
thxs, for the post.
Barack Hussein Obama is a throbbing menace, a malignant cancer in the body politic. Like a curse from the Old Testament or a fattened spider sitting in the center of his web, he has not let slip a single opportunity to weaken, insult, and otherwise destroy this Republic. Those who continue to support him are brainless idiots, radical socialists or black racists. He has wrecked our foreign policy, refused to carry out the laws he has sworn to uphold, usurped the functions of the Congress, ignored the Courts, and assailed our rights. He has wrecked our economy, weakened our defenses, turned Americans against Americans, and made our nation the laughing stock of the world.
Excellent description.
Good work.
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Absolutely.
If they can’t get coverage by the MSM, buy the time.
There is no reason a government shutdown being hung around the repubs necks with just a little PR.
But we all know the repubs will do their usual...snatch defeat from the hands of victory.
“Republican Rep. Tom Graves’ budget plan to defund Obamacare while avoiding a government shutdown is rapidly gaining House support,”..........
It needs all the support it can get but I am afraid it won’t be enough to stop odumbocare. Pray that I am wrong!!
Wonder how long until the Kenyan tries to get a horse appointed to the Senate. Can’t be too long, now.
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