The Republican-run House has voted to avoid a partial government shutdown next week but also delay President Barack Obama's health care law.
Because of that condition, the White House has promised the overall legislation will be vetoed. That means the two sides are edging closer to a shutdown of many federal services Tuesday morning, with no obvious solution in sight.
The House sent the legislation to the Democratic-run Senate early Sunday by 231-192.
The bill would delay much of the 2010 health care overhaul for a year. It would also repeal a tax on medical devices that helps finance the health care law.
Here's where members of North Carolina's delegation stand on the issue.
Republicans
Democrats
Renee Ellmers
N.C. 2nd Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-4531Statement on 9/26: "We are now only days away from the implementation of Obamacare and I will continue to do whatever I can to get rid of this terrible law and protect all Americans from the economic disasters looming on the horizon."
G.K. Butterfield
N.C. 1st Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-3101Statement on 9/19: "The opening of the Marketplace, the education and support provided by the Navigators, and the outreach efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services will help directly enroll 1.1 million uninsured people and assist an additional 7.3 million uninsured people to receive health insurance."
Walter Jones
N.C. 3rd Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-3415Statement: “Eastern North Carolinians are opposed to Obamacare and opposed to a government shutdown. That is why I voted to support a continuing resolution that will keep the government open and delay the president’s disastrous health care law. It is imperative that our military personnel receive pay under any circumstances. Providing them with this assurance is the least we can do after all of the sacrifices our troops have made for us.”
David Price
N.C. 4th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-1784Statement: "“Instead of taking up this commonsense measure, Republicans chose once again to hold our economy hostage to their partisan demands. Instead of working with the President and Democrats to negotiate a comprehensive budget deal that replaces sequestration, accelerates our recovery, and charts a responsible fiscal course, they are once again tilting at windmills in their ideological fervor. And they are doing all of this to deny access to affordable health care to millions of Americans!"
Virginia Foxx
N.C. 5th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-2071Statement: “For the second time in as many weeks, I voted today to keep the federal government open to the American people. Now it is time for the President and Senate to let go of their partisan intransigence and work with us to come to an agreement that is best for this country. Our bipartisan legislation fully funds the federal government, guarantees troop pay, puts Obamacare and all its uncertainty for families and small businesses on hold, and permanently repeals Obamacare’s innovation hampering medical device tax – something more than thirty Senate Democrats want removed."
Mike McIntyre
N.C. 7th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-2731Statement: “Keeping our government open to perform necessary functions and provide essential services is paramount. Delaying the health care law is necessary for individuals, small businesses, and our economy. My vote tonight was a positive move both to provide certainty for the operation of our nation’s government and to delay the uncertainty of the implementation of the new health care law."
Howard Coble
N.C. 6th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-3065Statement: “I am pleased that House Republicans took the lead tonight to keep the government funded, while at the same time delaying Obamacare for a year. Also, we have extended the short-term continuing resolution (CR) a month longer than the Senate to December 15, giving Congress more time to work out a longer-term budget.This CR will delay the implementation of Obamacare by one year, will repeal the onerous tax on medical devices that is causing jobs to be move offshore and guarantees that our armed forces will get paid no matter what happens with this budget battle. The American people have spoken loud and clear and they want the government funded and they want a delay in the implementation of Obamacare, which President Obama has already done for large employers and other special interests, but not average citizens."
Mel Watt
N.C. 12th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-1510Statement: None
Richard Hudson
N.C. 8th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-3715Statement on 9/20: None
Robert Pittenger
N.C. 9th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-1976Statement: None
Patrick McHenry
N.C. 10th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-2576Statement: "Yesterday, I joined with a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives to pass an amended continuing resolution that maintains government funding while also providing fairness for all Americans by delaying Obamacare for one year. The House also passed a second amendment that will fully repeal the law's job killing medical device tax.The amendments passed yesterday are important first steps towards fully repealing Obamacare and replacing it with sensible healthcare reform that keeps costs down and protects access to coverage."
Mark Meadows
N.C. 11th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-6401Statement on 9/20: “Today, my colleagues and I passed the continuing resolution that the American people have been asking for. I am proud that the House voted to defund Obamacare while keeping the government open at fiscally responsible spending levels. By including an amended version of the Full Faith and Credit Act, this legislation also takes the threat of default off the table and protects our nation's credit rating.
My constituents have told me how Obamacare is already hurting them and their families. Many have lost the health care coverage they were promised they could keep, suffered rising premiums, and found their hours at work reduced. As their Representative, as well as a husband, father and businessman, this fight is personal to me."
George Holding
N.C. 13th Congressional DistrictPhone: 202-225-3032Statement on 9/20: “I came to Congress to cut spending – and that is why I supported the Continuing Resolution to defund Obamacare. The President’s healthcare law is unworkable and its implementation will have devastating effects on American families. It will raise premiums and taxes, and kill jobs and small businesses. I believe defunding and dismantling Obamacare is vital to getting our economy back on a sustainable course.
This is not to say that Continuing Resolutions should be the norm. Continuing Resolutions are by their nature a short-term solution to a long-term problem, which is not a solution at all. That’s why I believe we should spend these next two months going through a regular budgetary process."
