Georgia’s House, Senate GOP clash over defunding Obamacare | www.myajc.com

WASHINGTON — Georgia Republican U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss are no friends of the Affordable Care Act.

They’ll vote to strip its funding. They’ll “scream and holler about it,” in Chambliss’ words.

But they have no interest in risking a disruptive partial shutdown of the government or a breach of the debt ceiling to do it.

Almost as typical as jousting between Republicans and Democrats in D.C. are fights between the House and Senate. The Georgia delegation this year has seen the rift grow between its House and Senate Republicans, starting with a split on the New Year’s “fiscal cliff” deal, and the “defund Obamacare” movement is putting it on display again.

Rep. Tom Graves of Ranger led an effort to spurn House Speaker John Boehner – one of Chambliss’ closest buddies – and his strategy on extending government funding. Most of the Georgia House delegation signed on, but Isakson said he wished Boehner’s original proposal had been sent over.

Boehner had sought to give the House one vote on a “continuing resolution” that the Senate could divide in two: One to fund the government into December, one to defund the health care law nicknamed Obamacare. Presumably, the Senate would reject the latter, but it would give vulnerable Democrats a tough vote.

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