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Senate Strips Defund Obamacare Language From Spending Bill

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09.27.13 | 9:30 am
President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md. The president is promoting the benefits of his health care law ... President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md. The president is promoting the benefits of his health care law before new insurance exchanges open for business next week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS

The Senate voted Friday to remove defund Obamacare language from the House-passed government spending bill.

The amendment passed 54-44 on a party-line vote. The Senate will vote next on the bill’s final passage.

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