A budget bill was passed by the Republican-led House of of Representatives on Friday to fund the government, but also to de-fund the president's healthcare program, CBS News reported. The bill passed in a 230-189 vote, largely split along party lines.
After the vote concluded, House Speaker John Boehner held a rally, claiming "victory for the American people."
"The American people don't want the government to shut down and they don't want Obamacare. The House has listened to the American people. Now it's time for the United States Senate to listen to them as well," Boehner said.
Republican Hal Rogers warned his colleagues of the "severe" consequences that would result from a government shutdown. The vote will now go to the Senate, and it is unlikely the bill, with its current construction, will pass, since Democrats will not sign on to something that defunds Obamacare.
"This place is a mess," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said."Let's get our house in order. We are legislators. We have come here to do a job for the American people.What is brought to the floor today is without a doubt a measure designed to shut down government. Its purpose is clear, and if our colleagues on the Republican side deny that then they have no idea of the gravity of the situation."
Many Republicans remain adamant that they want to continue to defund 'Obamacare,' and President Obama has already said he would veto such a bill.
The president commended the "reasonable Republicans" who are willing to pass a budget and raise the debt ceiling without defunding Obamacare, contrasting them with a "faction on the far right" that is "willing to plunge America into default if we can't defund the Affordable Care Act."
"You don't have to threaten to blow the whole thing up just because you don't get your way," he said.
'Reasonable Republicans' may include Rep. Peter King of New York who accused his colleagues for peddling a plan that has no chance of passing in the Senate.
"They know it's not going to win," King said on Thursday. "If he can deliver on this, fine. If he can't, he should keep quiet from now on and we shouldn't listen to him."
"Several central provisions of the healthcare law will go into effect on October 1, including the law's insurance exchanges, which allow people to comparison shop for health coverage in an online marketplace," CBS News reported.
The passage of this bill comes one day after the House voted to cut $39 billion from the country's food stamp assistance program.
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