McCain wants House to pass clean funding bill

The Hill ^ | October 9, 2013 | Mario Trujillo

[jazusamo]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday said he would like to see a clean funding resolution pass the House to end the government shutdown.

McCain expressed hesitancy at criticizing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) or Republicans in the House but said he is trying to convince them to sit down and negotiate.

“I would like to see that myself,” McCain said on CNN when asked if he would like to see the House take up the measure. “But also again I really am hesitant to pile on members of the House of Representatives.”

“I try to keep in mind that many of them ran in 2010 promising their constituents that they would do everything in their power to repeal ObamaCare. I respect that.”

McCain has long argued against the effort to tie ObamaCare to government funding. And about 20 House Republicans have also said they would pass a clean funding bill if it came to the floor.

The Arizona senator said it would be helpful if President Obama invited the entire Senate to the White House.

“I do know if the president invited all of us together in the Senate, I think it might be helpful so we could have a healthy exchange,” McCain said.

Obama is planning on bringing both Senate Democrats and Republicans to the White House in coming days.

Obama hosted the House Democratic Caucus in the White House on Wednesday.

The president also invited the entire House Republican Conference on Thursday. But Boehner announced only a number of GOP leaders and committee chairman would attend.

McCain declined to say whether he thought Boehner’s move to not allow the entire conference to attend was correct.

“I don’t know…It is hard for me to critique what my friends in the House of Representatives do,” McCain said. “I know they resent it a lot if I do. I can’t really respond to that.”

White House press secretary Jay Carney on Wednesday expressed disappointment that Boehner declined to bring his entire conference.

McCain said he is optimistic about the level of talks among and between parties nine-days into a shutdown.

“Rarely have I seen so many conversations going on at once,” he said.

[ConorMacNessa]

I used to respect him - now I put him in the same camp as the Traitor Kerry!

I should have turned on him long ago - how can a Vietnam Vet, particularly one who endured the hardships of the Hanoi Hilton, hobnob with maggots like Kerry and Kennedy? I'll never be in office anywhere, but if I were, I would not shake either of their hands. I would execute an immediate about-face and beat feet!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Praxeologue]

“I don’t know…It is hard for me to critique what my friends in the House of Representatives do,” McCain said. “I know they resent it a lot if I do. I can’t really respond to that.”

McCain is trying to make everyone but him look unreasonable.

[Celtic Conservative]

"Strawberries" McQueeg strikes again!

CC

[tsowellfan]

Primary him

[Nifster]

Tell McShamey to go back to Hanoi....I believe he will be welcomed there. I hope he has bed bugs

[elkfersupper]

Some of us want McStain to just go away and shut up.

[jazusamo]

You said it well, I couldn’t agree more.

It’s sickening that he gets in bed with the likes of Kerry, 0bama and Reid.

[savedbygrace]

Clean means full of money. Our money.

No sequester, no cuts to anything.

Wait for it.

[muir_redwoods]

What a disgusting f’ing RINO.

[cableguymn]

hey John, you would not understand a “clean” (constitutional) budget if it drop kicked you in the ass.

Thanks for your service, now go away.

[cableguymn]

Probably. but they also probably fenced it off and posted 24 hour guards.

[diplomatic_immunity]

McLame never met a microphone he didn’t like. He makes Jesse Jackson look like J D Sallinger.

[aumrl]

Just watched Lonegan-Booker debate.
If we could get a Lonegan in the Senate it sure would help nullify the senility of the Az senator !

[dforest]

I understand, we are running out of words to describe this piece of crap! LOL

[Polyxene]

McQueeg is a RAT in RINO clothing — a demented one.

[acapesket]

McQueeg strikes again!!!

Go rub your balls together in a home somewhere you P.O.S.!!

[advertising guy]

some sentences just write themselves

[muir_redwoods]

“I do know if the president invited all of us together in the Senate, I think it might be helpful so we could have a healthy exchange,” McCain said."

Exchange of what, John? Spit?

[broken_arrow1]

this piece of crap is a worthless piece of crap...

You can say that again!

[acapesket]

Sorry! I got my strawberries mixed up with the Caine mutiny!
That is how much this crapshooter pisses me off!