Posted on 09/27/2015 7:35:13 PM PDT by xzins
House Speaker John Boehner said on CBS’s "Face the Nation" this morning that there will be no government shutdown—thus signaling that the House of Representatives he will lead until the end of next month will not send the Senate a continuing resolution that Democrats there would filibuster because it prohibits funding of Planned Parenthood or that President Barack Obama would veto for the same reason.
In response to a follow-up question from host John Dickerson, Boehner said he was "sure" the funding bill he will put through the Republican-majority House will need Democratic votes to pass.
The law currently funding the government will expire on Wednesday, the last day of fiscal 2015.
Dickerson of CBS asked Boehner: “Four days, the government runs out of money. Is there going to be a shutdown?”
“No,” said Boehner.
“The Senate is expected to pass a continuing resolution next week,” said Boehner. “The House will take up the Senate bill. We will also take up a select committee to investigate these horrific videos that we have seen from abortion clinics in several states that really raise questions about the use of federal funds and raise questions about aborted fetuses that are born alive.”
In other words, the Republican congressional leadership at this time is separating legislation to fund the federal government after Wednesday from the question of whether to fund Planned Parenthood.
In its latest annual report, Planned Parenthood said that it did 327,653 abortions in fiscal 2013—the latest year for which it has reported its abortion numbers. It also said that in the year that ended on June 30, 2014, it received $528.4 million in "government health services grants and reimbursements."
The “horrific videos” Boehner referred to are a series of videos released by the Center for Medical Progress that show Planned Parenthood officials discussing the harvesting of tissue from aborted babies.
CBS’s Dickerson followed up with Boehner by asking him if the CR that Boehner intends to bring up for a vote will need Democratic votes to pass—presumably because so many conservatives in the House will refuse to vote for legislation the funds Planned Parenthood. Boehner had no doubt that it would.
“The continuing resolution, will that require Democratic votes to pass?” asked Dickerson.
“I'm sure it will,” said Boehner. “But I expect my Democrat colleagues want to keep the government open as much as I do.”
Toward the end of the interview, Dickerson asked Boehner: “[D]o you have anything that you can say, now that you're headed out the door, that you wouldn't have said if you had to go through another election?”
“No. I love my colleagues, even love the ones I don't--that may disagree with me, Republicans or Democrats,” Boehner said. “I love my colleagues. I love the institution. And I try to do the best thing every day. I'm a simple guy.
“Just try to do the right things for the right reasons, and the right things will happen,” Boehner said.
Boehner orchestrated the rise of the Tea Party? Wow.
Cochran in Mississippi was the new GOP-e paradigm— open and brazen appeal to Dems promising them more government spending, in exchange for their votes to beat a small gov’t conservative.
Now’s the time to have it out. There’s an opportunity here.
Today, Cruz called on all GOP candidates to come to DC and fight PP and Iran.
He doesn’t need them all- just Trump, Carson and, (gulp), Carly (if she can avoid collapsing curtains). Together they represent 60% of the GOP vote, probably more.
The war is to take over the GOP- it can start now while the GOP-e is in retreat. Ted and crew can pressure those vile, cowardly Congressman into electing a conservative Speaker (e.g Ken Cuccinelli, Col. West, others). They can pressure the defunding of PP and Iran.
The over whelming majority of the GOP representatives are sheep— no principles, no convictions- they will instantly transmute into Goldwater conservatives if it means saving their own necks. They just have to be led.
This can be like the overthrow of Gorbachev by the Yeltsin crowd.
One thing though Donald— just let Ted do the talking.
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All of these traitors have a golden parachute waiting for them.
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YES, BUT...I've SEEN them, but I wouldn't want to BE them !
That’s a laugh.
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The governments of men have not yet become the governments of Yehova.
That is after the Last Trump.
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Almost every act he has performed as Speaker has been treason.
Literally nothing he has done is in the interest of the nation he swore to in taking office.
I had the misfortune of staying for a week in the same hotel as the RNC during their winter meeting in 2012.
I have never seen such a collection of arrogant and seedy blue bloods and country clubbers, complete with greedy pulled back wives.
These people were disgusting and all about fleecing the average American.
If these are the good guys, we are screwed.
The DNC is exponentially worse but make no mistake about it, the RNC and GOP are NOT our friends.
The current RNC membership needs to be neutralized.
These degenerate shyster scumbags are on borrowed time.
The TEA Party is the only thing that can save the Republican party.
The TEA party is the heart and soul of Godly America.
Resistance to the TEA Party is what destroyed the Republican Party.
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>> “One thing though Donald— just let Ted do the talking” <<
No kidding!
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Truly!
They must have torn Matthew Ch 7 out of their Bibles.
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The current “Republican Brand” needs to be flushed down the toilet.
This is a WAR, and the combatants are the hard RIGHT WING versus the Oligarchs.
Choose up friend.
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A quick read of the introduction to Ted Cruz’ book, “Time For Truth” will tell you all you never wanted to know about the Republican party.
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Yes, that’s true, though I am not even really sure of how big a handful it really is.
I think that there are very, very few individual elements of this government that are friends to anyone except themselves.
Bible...those politicians know nothing of the Holy Bible. I bet they don’t know the first four books of the new testament.
That’s a laugh, and the truth. I don’t have a dog in this hunt, but if you can’t see it . . . .
So, define it here.
I will read that.
Thanks for the tip.
Louie Gohmert— a former judge. He can do this and get the vote done and the boehnster...gone.
Weepy is a democrat.
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