Republicans Fight Push to Speed Up PPACA Debate

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Republican leaders have attempted to speed up debate over a spending resolution that would defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have resisted, according to a report from The Hill.

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Sen. Cruz has taken to the Senate floor and is giving a speech opposing the PPACA in an attempt to delay consideration of the spending bill, which House lawmakers passed last Friday.

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