House Approves Continuing Appropriations Bill that Would Defund Affordable Care Act, Slash Agency Budgets

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Ilyse Schuman
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Early Saturday morning, the House of Representatives approved by a 235-189 margin the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 1) – otherwise known as the Continuing Resolution (CR) – that would fund the federal government through September 30, 2011. For days the House debated more than 150 of the nearly 600 proposed amendments to the legislation, including several that would deny funds to various agencies to implement the new health care reform law.  Continue reading this entry at Littler's Healthcare Employment Counsel. 

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