Sunday, September 22, 2013

Delight and concern as Catholics digest pope's interview


Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead a mass outside the Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria in Cagliari September 22, 2013. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito

PARIS | Sun Sep 22, 2013 10:47am EDT
(Reuters) - There was delight, curiosity and concern at Roman Catholic churches this weekend as the impact of a remarkably frank interview Pope Francis gave to Jesuit journals began to sink in with the faithful around the world. Read more
In the interview posted online on Thursday by 16 Jesuit journals

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

House Speaker John Boehner, in an abrupt turnaround, plans to let Tea Party lawmakers have a vote on de-funding ObamaCare as part of a politically risky strategy which Democrats warn could result in a government shutdown.GOP leaders unveiled their plan to members on Wednesday morning, teeing up a vote for Friday — the proposed bill would tie the vote to de-fund the health care law to a vote on a stopgap spending bill. Current funding for the government is set to expire at the end of the month, and lawmakers must approve the stopgap bill in order to keep Washington open; conservatives see this as leverage to force a suspension of ObamaCare.“The law’s a trainwreck,” Boehner said of the Affordable Care Act. “It’s time to protect American families from this unworkable law.”


GOP goes all-in on ‘de-fund ObamaCare,’ as shutdown looms

Effectively, Boehner and his deputies have backed off a compromise approach they earlier tried to sell to rank-and-file conservatives. Under that plan, the House would have sent two bills to the Senate -- one to de-fund ObamaCare, the other to fund the government. The Senate, then, would have been able to easily bypass the ObamaCare bill and send the spending measure straight to the White House, in turn averting a government shutdown.
But House conservatives revolted, and Boehner now plans to tie the two votes together. Under the plan, funding the government would be conditional on de-funding ObamaCare. It is a concession to House conservatives as well as senators like Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and outside groups like the Heritage Foundation that have demanded Congress use the must-pass budget bill as leverage to derail the health care law.
But it is also undoubtedly risky. 

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/18/gop-goes-all-in-on-de-fund-obamacare-as-shutdown-looms/#ixzz2fHmtRDNt





‘TRAINWRECK’: Boehner calls vote on ObamaCare de-fund, shutdown looms Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Share2 Tweet1 0 Share0 Share10 Print Friendly and PDF House Speaker John Boehner, in an abrupt turnaround, plans to let Tea Party lawmakers have a vote on de-funding ObamaCare as part of a politically risky strategy which Democrats warn could result in a government shutdown. GOP leaders unveiled their plan to members on Wednesday morning, teeing up a vote for Friday — the proposed bill would tie the vote to de-fund the health care law to a vote on a stopgap spending bill. Current funding for the government is set to expire at the end of the month, and lawmakers must approve the stopgap bill in order to keep Washington open; conservatives see this as leverage to force a suspension of ObamaCare. “The law’s a trainwreck,” Boehner said of the Affordable Care Act. “It’s time to protect American families from this unworkable law.” Post Continues on www.foxnews.com Share2 Tweet1 0 Share0 Share10 Print Friendly and PDF This entry was posted in Email and tagged FoxNews. Bookmark the permalink. Posting Policy We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, vulgarity, profanity, all caps, or discourteous behavior. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain a courteous and useful public environment where we can engage in reasonable discourse. Read more. « Previous Article Daily Conservative News in Your Email! We're on Twitter! Google+ ObamaCare Petition NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS Volunteers Land On Mars! Barack Obama: Facts & Reality John Kerry: Israel Will Be Boycotted Putin Offers His Opinion On The Snowden Case AR-15 Receivers: Reason To Ban Liberty Alliance Headlines Arkham Origins Official Strategy Guide Details Revealed DuckTales Remastered Coming to Retail in November Microsoft is Exploring Hundreds of TV Programs for Xbox One MechWarrior Online Launch Trailer It’s Finally Here: GOP’s Plan To Replace ObamaCare Grand Theft Auto V Is the Most Expensive Video Game Ever Made 09.18.13 – More Americans Using Marijuana & A Warning to America Boehner Declares WAR on Obamacare Think union anger at Obamacare is a good sign? IT ISN’T! Search more articles ... Recent Popular Most Discussed President turns deeply political as shooting rampage unfolds 450 comments · 9 hours ago Mayor Gray: Sequester possibly contributed to shooting at Navy Yard 214 comments · 48 minutes ago The Collapse of the Obama Presidency 725 comments · 2 hours ago When Did Military Bases Become ‘Gun-free Zones’? 47 comments · 1 hour ago Million Muslim March Flops 439 comments · 3 hours ago Police Used AR-15 To Kill Navy Yard Gunman 31 comments · 3 hours ago Recent Columns Bradlee Dean: Shooters and the Pharmaceuticals Zombie Apocalypse: Fantasy or Government cover-up? The Dork Next Door Colleges and Universities Have lost Sight of Their Fundamental Purpose On Moral Relativism and the Decline of American Exceptionalism To Have Liberty Amendments, First You Need a Liberty Culture The Return Course For America Recent Stories ‘TRAINWRECK’: Boehner calls vote on ObamaCare de-fund, shutdown looms Field Trip to Mosque; Students Given Qurans Barack Obama, imaginary world healer REVEALED: The GOP’s NEW plan to repeal, replace Obamacare Inspector General: Dept. of Justice Is Misreporting Terror Statistics Minimum wage madness President Obama Waives Law; Arms Al-Qaeda Recent Videos maxresdefault (19) Sep 18 hqdefault (3) Sep 17 adsfvvv Sep 16 maxresdefault (10) Sep 15 Recent Cartoons Naval yard 590 LA logo Sep 18 Gun Rights - Beginning and End Sep 17 The ungrateful prisoner Sep 16 Stranded Sep 15
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