On Monday, Senate appropriators released a broad-ranging substitute amendment to the House-approved continuing resolution extension bill (HR 933) that does not provide additional implementation funding for the Affordable Care Act, AP/U-T San Diego reports. About the Proposal: The bill would prevent a government shutdown on March 27 -- when the current CR expires -- and fund the federal government through Sept. 30. The measure was co-authored by Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.).
