Mikulski postpones vote on health spending bill

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairwoman of the Senate committee responsible for a bill funding implementation of “Obamacare” has canceled a vote on the measure after Republicans signaled they would force a series of politically painful votes on endangered committee Democrats.

Wednesday’s move by Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., came after several committee Democrats expressed reservations about voting on amendments related to President Barack Obama’s health care law.

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