House Passes Another Partial Spending Bill

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and GOP leaders speak to reporters after a closed-door strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Pressure is building on fractious Republicans... Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and GOP leaders speak to reporters after a closed-door strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Pressure is building on fractious Republicans over legislation to prevent a partial government shutdown, as the Democratic-led Senate is expected to strip a tea party-backed plan to defund the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as "Obamacare," from their bill. Boehner originally preferred a plan to deliver to President Obama a stopgap funding bill without the provision to eliminate the health care law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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The House passed Thursday two more partial spending bills to fund part of the Department of Veteran Affairs to administer veterans benefits.

The bill passed 259-157.

Earlier in the day, the House passed 265-160 a bill to pay for the National Guard and military reserve.

Senate Democratic leaders have already said the bills won’t clear that chamber, and the White House has threatened to veto any attempt at piecemeal funding of the government.

The House has also passed bills to fund the National Parks Service and the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday.

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