Politics & Government

ICYMI: Graves’ Defund Obamacare Act Crosses Hastert Rule Threshold

The majority of house GOP supports the bill.

In Case You Missed It – In an interview with Breitbart News, U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) announced that his Defund Obamacare Act (H.R. 2682) crossed the threshold of the so-called “Hastert Rule” now that it has support from a majority of House Republicans. As of today, the Defund Obamacare Act has 138 House cosponsors, while the companion legislation in the Senate (S. 1292), introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), has 29 cosponsors.

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