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House GOP Huddles As Shutdown Countdown Begins
All eyes are on a pair of closed wooden doors in the basement of the Capitol. Behind those doors, in room HC-5, House Republicans are plotting their next move in the ongoing shutdown showdown.
On Friday, the Senate approved a short-term spending bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown. What it didn't do was defund the Affordable Care Act.
That's what a handful of Senate Democrats and a larger contingent of House Republicans have been demanding in exchange for keeping the government funded.
It's now the House's move, as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tweeted yesterday:
.@SenMikeLee #YourMove pic.twitter.com/d9UNzKTPAK
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) September 28, 2013