Congress members seen 'drinking' during late-night debate as the brakes are put on Obamacare leading government to brink of a shutdown
*'I'm not over exaggerating when I say I can smell the booze wafting from members as they walk off the floor' one reporter tweeted
*House Republicans voted to halt Obama's plans to reforms US healthcare
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| All work and no play... Rumors ran riot last night that Republicans in the House were drinking during the debates on Capitol Hill |
Members of the political press corps made the claims from Capitol Hill on Saturday night. Politico reporter Ginger Gibson tweeted: 'I'm not over exaggerating when I say I can smell the booze wafting from members as they walk off the floor.'
There were reports from other sources of members of Congress 'putting a few back' on Penn - presumably referring to Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown DC. One reporter added that she had run into two politicians in a liquor store.
Names of those letting their hair down in the midst of pressing government business have yet to emerge.
The rumors of drinking came as Republicans voted to halt President Obama's plans to overhaul US healthcare. The move could lead to the first government shutdown in almost two decades.
The Republican-controlled House approved legislation early on Sunday imposing a one-year delay in key parts of the nation's health care law and repealing a tax on medical devices as the price for avoiding a partial government shutdown in a few days' time.
Even before the House voted, Senate Democrats pledged to reject the measure and the White House issued a statement vowing a veto in any event. Republicans are pursuing 'a narrow ideological agenda ... and pushing the government towards shutdown,' it said.
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