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Had the pleasure of speaking with Breitbart’s Mike Flynn yesterday on Tammy Radio and got his analysis of the shutdown and what we can expect from here. Here’s where you can see all of Mike’s work, including his latest from today. Note his report about the ‘rumored provisions’ in the new GOP proposal “prohibition on health insurance subsidies to members of Congress and, possibly, Congressional staff.” It better include staff. These are the people who have written ObamaCare, not the legislators themselves.

House GOP May Skip Town After Passing Spending, Debt Deal

House GOP Leadership was finalizing language Tuesday afternoon, for another proposal to end the government shutdown and lift the debt ceiling. They are scrambling to identify a mix of provisions that could attract enough conservative votes to pass the House. Several sources on Capitol Hill told Breitbart News that House Leadership is considering then leaving town, to put pressure on the Senate to act.

The House plan to other another proposal to end the stand-off arose at a GOP caucus meeting Tuesday morning. The White House and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid swiftly rejected the new GOP plan, even though there were no details on the plan.

The GOP plan is expected to lift the debt ceiling until early February. It would fund the government for 2-3 months. Other rumored provisions include a 2-year delay in the medical device tax, greater enforcement of income eligibility for ObamaCare subsidies and a prohibition on health insurance subsidies to members of Congress and, possibly, Congressional staff.

House Democrats will not support the package, forcing Leadership to rely exclusively on Republican votes for passage, strengthening the hand of conservatives to shape the final proposal. The House is ultimately likely to pass something, given the GOP’s strong desire to move ahead of what it views as a very flawed deal emerging in the Senate.
Senate talks have stalled until the House makes its formal offer.