House Republicans held a closed-door meeting Saturday in the Capitol, which started around noon, and may vote later in the day on a new continuing resolution to keep the federal government open.
Leaders plan on bringing up a bill that delays Obamacare for a year, repeals the law’s medical device tax and adds a military pay exemption in the event of a shutdown, a GOP leadership aide told TPM. It will fund the government through Dec. 15.
The House will vote on a “rule” on the floor this afternoon which lets them bring up and vote on a new government funding bill on the same day, should they choose to.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has ruled out any Obamacare provisions in the continuing resolution. The upper chamber passed a status-quo version through Nov. 15 on Friday. The House GOP’s move sets up a showdown as the clock ticks to a government shutdown Monday night.
