Harry Reid: I Told John Boehner That The GOP's Efforts To Defund Obamacare Are A Waste Of Time

Reid Sends Boehner Stern Message On Obamacare
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: (L-R) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden are seen during a dedication ceremony for the new Frederick Douglass Statue in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center, at the U.S. Capitol, on June 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The 7 foot bronze statue of Douglass joins fellow black Americans Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Sojourner Truth on permanent display in the Capitol's Emancipation Hall. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: (L-R) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden are seen during a dedication ceremony for the new Frederick Douglass Statue in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center, at the U.S. Capitol, on June 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The 7 foot bronze statue of Douglass joins fellow black Americans Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Sojourner Truth on permanent display in the Capitol's Emancipation Hall. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

When it comes to the GOP's efforts to defund Obamacare, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) appears to have let his thoughts be known directly to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).

According to tweets from various reporters on scene Thursday, Reid said he told Boehner the health care law push is a waste of time.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) announced Tuesday that Republicans would seek a one-year delay on Obamacare in exchange for a raise of the debt ceiling. By Wednesday, a vote was put on hold, as opposition mounted from conservatives demanding a tougher plan for defunding the Affordable Care Act, Reuters reported.

On Thursday, the House also passed a bill banning Obamacare subsidies. This marked the 41st time Republicans voted on repealing, defunding or altering the health care law.

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