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Posted on 03/02/2015 4:52:58 PM PST by cotton1706
House Republican leaders still don't seem to have a plan to avoid a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security at the end of the week. But they may have an escape hatch—one that could technically keep the department open without GOP fingerprints, but might infuriate conservatives in the process.
An obscure provision of House rules would allow any member of the House to force a vote on the Senate-passed, full-year DHS funding bill now that the Senate has voted Monday evening against going to conference with the House. A message to reporters from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's office earlier Monday pointedly noted that once the Senate had acted, "the clean, yearlong Homeland Security funding bill that passed the Senate last Friday will once again be ready for a House vote at any time."
Speaker John Boehner has not announced a way forward, and his spokesman, Michael Steel, wouldn't tip the GOP's hand after the Senate's vote. "We are disappointed that Senate Democrats have once again rejected regular order. Now, we will talk with House Republican members about the way forward," Steel said.
Most GOP members won't be in town until Monday evening, when the House will take its first votes of the week. Then they will meet behind closed doors to discuss the next steps at a Republican conference meeting Tuesday morning.
At his weekly briefing with reporters, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer made clear that Democratic leaders were aware of the tactic, which was first written about by Roll Call, but wouldn't say whether they planned to use it.
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If there is an escape hatch, they will just drywall over it.
Q: What’s worse than having Obama’s reputation for childishness, vindictiveness and brazen mendacity?
A: John Bohner becoming known as Barry’s Bitch, the Democrats’ punk and traitor to the Grand Old Party.
They must think we’re dumb as rocks.
Also, didn’t some liberal rag put this idea in their heads a few days ago? Wouldn’t that have given Boehner time to counter if he’d had any inclination to do so?
JUST TELL THE CITIZENS HOW MANY JOBS THEY’LL LOSE AND HOW MUCH HARD EARNED MONEY WILL GO TO FREE STUFF FOR ILLEGALS!
Orin Hatch is going to fix this? ....Help us all.
I think the Senate vote was on the question of cutting off debate on the motion to go to conference (cloture). It was not a vote on the motion itself which remains an open issue.
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