Posted on 12/01/2014 1:33:48 PM PST by PROCON
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday that President Barack Obama will block a government budget bill if the GOP denies him the funds needed to provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.
Yes, Earnest said when asked by ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl if Obama would veto a government-wide budget that defunded the amnesty program.
If Obama blocks the budget to help the illegals, large sections of the federal government would shut down on Dec. 12.
But Earnest equivocated when he was asked if Obama would shut down the government if the GOP denies amnesty just for the immigration agency.
I dont believe that members of Congress or the majority of members of Congress, will go along with efforts to shut down the govern in protest over the presidents executive actions on immigration, he said.
Any veto would be a high-risk step by Obama, because it would brand the Democratic Party as willing to shut down the government to aid several million illegal immigrants.
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Well, that settles it. The GOPe is gonna cave. Again.
mcconnell has already said the job of the US Senate is to fund government, cochran has said, when asked about withholding funds from obama’s illegal, illegal immigrant amnesty executive order, that he would not withold funding.
Want to bet? The media will portray the GOP as being “unreasonable”. The shutdown wouldn’t happen if they just let Obummer have his way.
IF we had honorable leaders, we would. They want amnesty, and will likely fund it.
Rats are afraid the people will realize that they don’t need government.
....” Obama will block a government budget bill if the GOP denies him the funds needed to provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.”....
OK. Simple.
Just pass separate appropriation bills for each agency.
Shut’er down, works for me.
...”Obama will shut down the government. The Repubs will get all of the blame.”....
... so what? Nothing new about that. Let them take the heat because they could have long ago prevented this and didn’t. Obama’s going to do what he wants anyway and everyone knows it....regardless what Republicans do or not.
Cut the money off! All of it!
Yes! Hes all in. Take him out!
Barack Obama. More interested in walling off DC war memorials than walling off our southern border.
You have more faith in "we the people" than I do.
Finally, an Obama action that I can rally behind!
My advice is similar to what the one congress critter suggested. Fund everything long term but fund the immigration portion for only a few months. Then let’s see what happens. After a few months you can shut down the immigration part while the rest of the budget remains.
Go for it...Also, since we are doing things by fiat these days, the House should not fund ANY back pay either. NONE. (I know, wishful thinking considering the drunk is running thigs over there)
They’ve ALWAYS gotten back pay. It’s a friggin’ paid vacation.
Shut it down, plow it under, spread lye over it, never let it rise again.
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