 holding continuing resolution hostage to defund obamacare a vote on a bill to continue government spending after september 30 offered by house majority leader eric cantor scheduled for thursday was abruptly cancelled when it was clear that it would fail some tea party conservatives referred to it as a ldquo trick rdquo on the part of the gop leadership currently around 80 house members have signed a letter demanding that any bill offered defund major parts of obamacare before the law takes effect on october 1 read more on the battle to defund obamacare as part of the continuing resolution to keep the government running by clicking on the following link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews politics item 16529housegopleadershipthwartedbyteapartyconservat 19  