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Score: House Passes Slate of Conservative Amendments to Continuing Resolution

Let's first acknowledge the reason Republicans even have this opportunity in the first place: Democratic cowardice, plain and simple.  Democrats, who controlled everything, could have passed an actual 2011 budget last year.  With a tough election looming, they
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elected to punt rather than repulse voters with another bloated, irresponsible monstrosity.  Now they're reaping the immediate consequences of their own abdication of leadership.  Namely:

The Pence Amendment, defunding Planned Parenthood - Passes 240-185.

The King Amendment, defunding Obamacare implementation - Passes 241-187, along with three additional anti-Obamacare provisions.

The Poe Amendment, blocking funding for EPA enforcement of greenhouse gas regulations - Passes 249-177.

A slew of additional conservative-backed amendments will face votes later today, including a move to strip funding from PBS and NPR.   Soon enough, this showdown will shift to the Senate.


UPDATE: A measure supported by the conservative Republican Study Committee to cut $22 Billion in additional CR funds was defeated 147-281, with 92 Republicans voting no.
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UPDATE IIPolitico reports that a top aide to Nancy Pelosi is predicting that a government shutdown is "more likely than not."  If that's the case, Democrats will rush to blame the mess on GOP intransigence.  Madame ex-Speaker might be reminded that it was her own caucus that refused to even offer a budget last year, purely for political reasons.  That is the only reason a government shutdown is even remotely possible in the coming months.  She made this bed by allowing her party to shirk its responsibility.

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