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nearly everyone in house and senate leadership recognizes a simple reality : at some point in the next two weeks , they will move on a bill free of provisions to strip planned parenthood of its government funding .
republican presidential candidate , sen. ted cruz , r - texas , speaks during the cnn republican presidential debate at the ronald reagan presidential library and museum on wednesday , sept. 16 , 2015 , in simi ... ( associated press ) house minority leader nancy pelosi of calif. , left , accompanied by senate minority leader harry reid of nev. , speaks to reporters outside the west wing of the white president obama and democratic leaders in congress want to pass a clean , stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown and allow negotiators more time to reach a long - term budget deal .
the vote was 241 - 187 , with nearly all republicans and two democrats supporting the legislation .
made the announcement after meeting at the white house with obama and house minority leader nancy pelosi ( d - calif . )
it just depends how long washington ( ap ) — republicans pushed bills targeting planned parenthood and curbing some abortion procedures toward house passage friday , with party leaders hoping the legislation will help mollify fractious conservatives demanding a face - off with president barack obama that could trigger a federal shutdown .
demands from house conservatives who have threatened a government shutdown over the organization .
house minority leader nancy pelosi of calif. , left , accompanied by senate minority leader harry reid of nev. , speaks to reporters outside the west wing of the white house in washington , thursday , sept .... ( associated press ) washington ( ap ) — seeking to avert a government shutdown , republican leaders drove a bill blocking planned parenthood 's federal funds through the house on friday , hoping to contain conservatives ' demands for a politically risky showdown with president barack obama by striking a quick blow against abortion .
the votes followed a no - holds - barred debate that included a graphic , poster - sized photo of a scarred , aborted fetus and the same republicans who campaigned on doing away with legislative crises are careening toward government shutdown in less than two weeks with still no concrete plan to stop it .