re: #4 aagcobb

I’m guessing Boehner and McConnell won’t let that happen, but I could be wrong.

What Boehner and McConnell should do is to declare they aren’t going to pass another Omnibus budget bill this year, then pass the funding bills by department, or at worst by group of departments. When Obama then vetoes the Health and Human Services (HHS) Bill, the damage will be contained to that department.

There’s no good reason any functions of the Department of Transportation or Energy should be impaired because of policy differences over HHS.