GOP Rep. On New Funding Bill: ‘I Said, Like 9/11, ‘Let’s Roll!’

U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, right, talks with Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, left, during the session in the Texas House of Representatives Friday, April 17, 2009, in Austin, Texas. The House must consider adop... U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, right, talks with Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, left, during the session in the Texas House of Representatives Friday, April 17, 2009, in Austin, Texas. The House must consider adopting the next state budget, a $178 billion proposal that is the only thing lawmakers are legally required to pass during the legislative session. The two-year plan includes spending of $11 billion from the federal stimulus package. Rep. Pitts chairs the tax-writing House Appropriations Committee. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck) MORE LESS
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Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) was one of a number of House Republicans to enthusiastically embrace a new government funding plan Republicans unveiled on Saturday.

“I said, like 9/11, ‘let’s roll!'” Culberson said of his remarks during a closed-door Saturday meeting of House Republicans on Saturday, according to MSNBC.

The new continuing resolution also includes a one-year delay of Obamacare and a repeal of the medical device tax. The proposal would also keep the government funded through Dec. 15.

The American people don’t want a government shut down and they don’t want Obamacare,” House Republican leaders said in a joint statement. “We will do our job and send this bill over, and then it’s up to the Senate to pass it and stop a government shutdown.”

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