Lacking Sufficient Support, House GOP Leaders Delay ‘Cromnibus’ Vote

Roll Call ^ | 12/11/2014 | Emma Dumain & Matt Fuller

[Servant of the Cross]

Updated 2:30 p.m. | Unsure whether they have the votes to pass a trillion-dollar federal spending package, House GOP leaders on Thursday afternoon delayed a final vote on the “cromnibus.”

They did so with mere hours to go until the government is set to run out of funding, and just before the House was scheduled to vote.

GOP leaders called a recess to floor proceedings, with a GOP leadership aide confirming “no conference meeting [is] planned at this time.” The aide said “leadership teams are still talking to their respective members,” and noted, “We still plan to vote this afternoon.”

It’s not clear, however, what they will be voting on.

If Republicans can’t surmont the impasse, they could decide to proceed with swiftly moving a short-term continuing resolution through the chamber, which the Senate could also pass before 11:59 p.m., when current funding expires.

In doing so, they would be throwing away months of hard-fought negotiations between appropriators and dashing dreams of a return to regular order when the GOP takes control of all of Capitol Hill in the new year.

But House GOP leadership may have few other options. After barely winning a procedural vote to bring the spending bill to the floor for full debate and consideration, they realized they were in peril of not having enough votes for passage. Too many Republicans were prepared to vote “no” because the Feb. 27 sunset date for Department of Homeland Security funding was not enough to pacify concerns the cromnibus contained no language to explicitly bar President Barack Obama from implementing his immigration executive orders.

Hopes that Democrats would be able to make up for the short-fall have also dimmed as the minority party fought back “poison-pill” policy riders rolling back the financial regulatory overhaul laws from the Dodd-Frank Act and loosening some campaign finance rules.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., defied the White House’s call to pass the cromnibus during a scathing floor speech, in which she said she was “enormously disappointed” with the administration. Republican aides told CQ Roll Call that part of the reason for the recess was to give Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer a chance to whip votes on the Democratic side. A Hoyer aide denied this was the cause, saying House Democratic leadership is not whipping votes one way or another.

House Democratic sources said the White House might be making the rounds to members to find some support.

[cowboyusa]

If so, then that's fine. Don't give up half a year of spending. We can shove our majority down the libs throats if we didn't have freaking morons running the show.

[skinkinthegrass]

This whole thing is self-created.Yeah..funding for one month, Very short term spending plan..

Make 'EM squeal!

[Jim Robinson]

Kill the cronybus bill!!

[Noamie]

“I think the reason for the legislators are walking on eggs is because if the government “slows down”, it gives Obama the justification to begin using the executive orders for the good of the country. The Republicans want to wait until they have control of both houses to face that battle.”

Then why fund the government for a year? I disagree. That’s not what this is about.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I can’t believe I’m saying this...but, THANK YOU LIZZIE WARREN!

[Buckeye McFrog]

ahh, all the colors of the rainbow....black, white, orange...

[SecondAmendment]

Silly eGOPubbies .. they can't please their corporate masters without angering the "uneducated" voters who put them in power.

This is why 99.999% of corporatists prefer Dems.

[servantboy777]

Fill Boehner’s inbox with KILL dah BILL

http://www.speaker.gov/contact

[Jim from C-Town]

Pass a CR until February or March and do a normal budget as they did until the Usurper came into power!

[Hotlanta Mike]

Once again last minute histrionics at play...

[vickixxxx]

I called and faxed!!

[Uncle Miltie]

I have a demon rat congress critter. What do I tell his office to get him to vote nay?

[Joe Boucher]

“No better illustration that this piece of crap needs to be scrapped. “
The bill or Boehner?

[Servant of the Cross]

I have a demon rat congress critter. What do I tell his office to get him to vote nay?

Tell him Fauxcahontas hates it, and so do you.

[Jim from C-Town]

I called the front line #. They are getting crushed. Took two tries to simply get to the system that puts you on hold forever. Called Boehner's office directly, they answered the phone. Said vote against this bill, go for a CR until Republicans take over in Senate in January. Stop being a Quisling and do what the base of your party elected you to do. Actual human answered the phone. Light it up! 202-225-6205 Be respectful, but firm. Tell him how the next push if he passes it is for him to be turned out as speaker!

[Servant of the Cross]

The bill or Boehner?

Touché!

[onyx]

B T T T ! ! ! ©

[Syncro]

Breaking: White House says Obama will sign “cromnibus”; Update: Pelosi “enormously disappointed” in Obama

posted at 1:21 pm on December 11, 2014 by Ed Morrissey

Allahpundit noted this in an update, but it’s worth posting in its own thread. Despite Republican refusal to fund Homeland Security for the long term and unhappiness with several riders on the “cromnibus,” the White House announced today that Barack Obama won’t veto the bill — if it manages to make it to his desk. That still may be a mighty big if. The White House sent out this message to the media a few minutes ago:

(Read the rest at the link in title)

Of course only if Reid allows a vote...Reid: Dictator of the Senate (for now...)

[RedMDer]

Great! :)

[MNDude]

I was just listening a little of Sean Hannity. You know it’s gotta be bad when Hannity isn’t buying the GOP talking points.