House Republican leadership is furious with ultraconservative Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) whom they see as hobbling their efforts to secure an achievable spending victory by insisting on threatening a government shutdown over the unachievable goal of defunding Obamacare. House GOP leaders want to pass a continuing resolution that jams Senate Democrats with lower spending levels while forcing a vote -- without the risk of a shutdown -- on Obamacare.
House Gop Leaders Furious With Tea Party Senators' Hard Line On Obamacare
Sahil Kapur, Talking Points Memo
Fri, 09/13/2013 - 9:08am
Topics: sens mike lee r-ut ted cruz r-tx republicans speaker john boehner's r-oh ted cruz sept house lee lee mike lee lee cruz cruz obamacare senate senate democrats republican boehner democrats gop furious party senators line spending government shutdown levels bill defunding plan week pass sequestration continuing resolution loss victory funding level vote measure passes conservative fight temporarily stopgap point aide
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