Republicans seeking to kill PPACA got another favorable ruling from a federal judge on Monday.

U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer, appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, last month ruled that Congressional Republicans have standing to sue the Obama administration over the way it has funded the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

On Monday, Collyer rejected an attempt by the Obama administration to immediately have her ruling appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. District, meaning that she plans to rule on the substance of the lawsuit herself in the future.

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