POLITICO: House Republican leadership’s plan to fund the government, raise the debt ceiling and cut health care contributions to Capitol Hill aides and lawmakers didn’t go far enough for conservative groups.
Both Heritage Action for America and FreedomWorks urged lawmakers to vote “no” on the House bill, arguing that it does not go far enough on Obamacare. Both conservative groups included the vote on their annual scorecard, with a “yes” voting serving as a blemish on lawmakers credentials…
The House bill includes language proposed by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) to eliminate federal contributions for lawmakers and aides to use on Obamacare insurance exchanges, but does “nothing to stop Obamacare’s massive new entitlements from taking root,” said Heritage Action for America in an e-mail blast just hours before the expected vote… (more)
