BORDER/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congressional Democrats are saying they’ll oppose a measure to keep the government running another week if Republicans plan a health care vote between now and Saturday [4-29-17], Democratic aides told CNN.
‘If Republicans announce their intention to bring their harmful TrumpCare bill to the House Floor tomorrow or Saturday, I will oppose a one-week Continuing Resolution and will advise House Democrats to oppose it as well,’ the No. 2 Democratic leader in the House, Steny Hoyer, said in a statement.
The battle over a government shutdown appeared to be mostly over, with the push for border wall funding sidelined and Democrats saying President Donald Trump’s administration will continue paying for subsidies for low-income Americans as part of Obamacare.
The House Rules Committee passed a rule that allows leaders to bring up legislation at any time between now and Saturday. That rule also allowed Republicans to bring up a vote on health care, though no vote has been scheduled.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he was ‘confident’ the government would keep running, but placed any threat of a shutdown on Democrats.”
-Deirdre Walsh, Ted Barrett, and Lauren Fox, “Dems threaten to oppose bill to prevent shutdown if health care vote happens before Saturday,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, April 27, 2107 12:18pm