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House GOP Aides: No House Vote Tonight

10.15.13 | 3:03 pm

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

Two House GOP leadership aides confirmed to TPM that the House would not take any votes Tuesday on a bill to re-open the federal government or increase the debt limit.

The news caps a tumultous day for the lower chamber, during which two leadership plans failed because they could not garner enough conservative support.

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