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October 08, 2013

Votes are there to break shutdown, but not the will – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Votes are there to break shutdown, but not the will – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs: 'via Blog this'

There appeared to be enough votes in the House on Tuesday to approve legislation to reopen the federal government, according to an ongoing CNN survey of House members.

CNN's vote count

All 200 Democrats and 17 Republicans support passing a continuing resolution with no additional legislative strings attached that would reopen the federal government, which has been partially closed for a week over a bitter policy dispute between Republicans and Democrats on health care. The number 217 is significant in that it is the minimum needed for the measure to win approval in the House. CNN's vote count appears to bear out what President Barack Obama said on Monday. "The truth of the matter is, there are enough Republican and Democratic votes in the House of Representatives right now to end this shutdown immediately with no partisan strings attached," Obama said.