GOP leaders were forced to include stricter defunding language in the spending bill after conservatives made clear they would not support a bill that did not specifically cut funding for the health care law. "We listened to our colleagues over the course of the last week. We have a plan that they're happy with. We're going forward," Boehner said.
The outcome is likely to be the same: Senate Democrats will reject the language regarding the health care law and return to the House a spending measure without strings attached to keep the government running. Whether or not the House approves the returned measure will determine whether the government will begin shutdown protocols on Oct 1.
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