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Senate votes to restore Obamacare funding: Durbin yes, Kirk no

By Lynn Sweet

WASHINGTON–The Senate on Friday voted 54-44 along party lines to restore funding for Obamacare in a measure to keep the federal government open past Sept. 30. The House voted to defund Obamacare in their government funding measure. The action now goes back to the House. The Illlinois senators were divided in this vote: Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat was a yes and Sen. Mark Kirk, a Republican, was a no.

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