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According to the Washington Examiner's Byron York, prominent Republican pollster Dave Winston is out with "a new poll done for Republican members of Congress." Unfortunately, Winston polled a strategy that simply does not exist. Nearly three weeks ago, Winston asked 1,000 registered voters if they favored or opposed the following: "Some members of Congress have proposed shutting down the government as a way to defund the president's health care law."...

After the Senate invoked cloture, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid added amendment #1974. This amendment would remove the defunding of Obamacare from the House-passed CR.

Invoking Cloture on the House-passed Continuing Appropriations Resolution (H.J. 59) would allow Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to use a simple majority to amend the CR and remove the language defunding Obamacare.

The Continuing Appropriations Resolution (H. J. Res. 59) would fund the government until December 15 and permanently defund Obamacare.

Washington - Next week, Congress will vote whether to authorize military strikes in Syria. Heritage Action for America released the following statement from communications director Dan Holler: "Heritage Action is opposed to punitive missile strikes on the Syrian regime. Yesterday's hearing made it clear there is not a vital U.S. interest at stake. Further, there is not a clear, achievable, realistic purpose to the use of force being contemplated by...

Washington - Today, House leaders announced a legislative gimmick to avoid defunding Obamacare. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "This is a legislative gimmick designed to provide political cover to those who are unwilling to fight to defund Obamacare. Any constituent who looks at this vote will know it is intended to look like a vote to defund Obamacare while failing to do...

The most recent development on the defund Obamacare effort is that House leaders have punted the continuing resolution (CR) until next week. This is good news considering the "cynical ploy" they originally intended to use this week. And what was the ploy they had in mind? They were planning to allow House members to vote on a "clean" CR that included a separate House concurrent resolution defunding Obamacare. The Senate...

Occasionally the folks in the media get one right. Yesterday, Heritage Action called the process presented by House leaders a "legislative gimmick," an assessment widely shared by reporters following the issue. "legislative gymnastics" "parliamentary wizardry" "complex procedural tactic" "a dressed up but powerless vote" "ploy" "legislative gambit" Conservatives have consistently urged the Republican-controlled House to "live up to the moment and pass a bill funding the government but denying any...

"NO" on the Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Bill

Washington - Today, Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) and 42 of his colleagues introduced a year-end spending bill that included the Defund Obamacare Act of 2013, which would defund the controversial and unworkable law in its entirety. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "By introducing a bill that funds the government but defunds Obamacare, Rep. Graves and his colleagues are stepping up to fill...

As Heritage noted last night, support for Obamacare has dropped below 40 percent. There is a key paragraph in the article accompanying CNN's new poll: The poll's release comes after a major push the past six weeks by conservative groups to try and defund the health care law. There has also been a huge disparity over the past couple of years in ad spending over the issue, with groups opposed...

House Cloakroom: Analysis: This week the House may move its attention to a food stamp bill that would reduce spending by $40 billion by eliminating USDA waivers for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDS). The reduction is far below the $135 billion (over ten years) cut called for by the House-passed Ryan Budget. The House may also consider the continuing resolution (CR), which may or may not include legislation to defund...

A report issued today by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook, indicates that health care spending in the U.S. is going to cause our debt to reach record high levels. This is definitely not a surprise; conservatives, researchers at the Heritage Foundation among many others, have been warning politicians about this for years. Back in 2012, Heritage's Alyene Senger noted that Obamacare's entitlement spending will make...

Polls today consistently indicate that Obamacare is unpopular. A Fox News poll finds 68 percent of Americans fear for their health care coverage under Obamacare. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll indicates that 44 percent of Americans call Obamacare a bad idea, while only 31 percent think it's a good idea. And according to a Rasmussen Reports poll, a majority of Americans want Congress to do whatever it takes to...

Washington - This morning, House leadership announced they would pass a bill that funds the federal government and affirmatively defunds Obamacare in its entirety. Heritage Action released the following statement from CEO Michael A. Needham: "We applaud House leadership for putting forward a continuing resolution that will ensure taxpayers are not forced to spend another dime on this failed law. Americans understand Obamacare is unworkable and unaffordable because it is...

This morning, House leaders announced they would pass a continuing resolution that funds the government but defunds Obamacare this week. In many ways, today's announcement represents "a victory...for the GOP's conservative wing and its tea-party allies." (Wall Street Journal) However, it also represents a victory for the tens of thousands of workers who have seen their hours cut thanks to Obamacare and to the patients searching for new doctors. It...

"YES" on Continuing Resolution that Defunds Obamacare (House)

Washington - This morning, the House passed a bill to fund the government and defund Obamacare. Heritage Action released the following statement from CEO Michael A. Needham: "Today's vote is a victory for the American people, who should not be forced to spend another dime on Obamacare. Opponents of the law are, and must remain, united in their opposition to funding this unworkable, unaffordable law. Senate Democrats must now make...

"NO" on Cloture that Facilitates Striking Defund Language

"NO" on Reid Amendment to Strike Defunding Language