The next 11 days are going to be bumpy. Republicans have slashed billions for food stamps and the fight over the budget is just beginning. Nbcs tracie potts joins us live from washington. This deadline is coming up quick. Have negotiations even begun . Reporter not really. You cant really call them negotiations. They are talking at each other instead of to each other here on capitol hill. The vote thats happening today is going to affect socalled obama care trying to pull the money out of that to keep this government running until ten days before christmas. The latest budget battle puts soldiers paychecks, medicare, student loans, even food stamps at risk. Its beyond cat ka liz mik. Reporter those who could lose food stamps are jobless. This bill is cruel, even heartless. Reporter todays battle, obama care, stripping the money out of the health program. I will do everything necessary and Anything Possible to defund obama care. Any bill that defunds obama care is dead, dead. Reporter re
Bumpy. Republicans have slashed billions for food stamps and the fight over the budget is just beginning. Nbcs tracie potts joins us live from washington. This deadline is coming up quick. Have negotiations even begun . Reporter not really. You cant really call them negotiations. They are talking at each other instead of to each other here on capitol hill. The vote thats happening today is going to affect socalled obama care trying to pull the money out of that to keep this government running until ten days before christmas. The latest budget battle puts soldiers paychecks, medicare, student loans, even food stamps at risk. Its beyond cat ka liz mik. Reporter those who could lose food stamps are jobless. This bill is cruel, even heartless. Reporter todays battle, obama care, stripping the money out of the health program. I will do everything necessary and Anything Possible to defund obama care. Any bill that defunds obama care is dead, dead. Reporter republicans are linking health care