Bob Corker puts brakes on budget deal

Politico ^ | 04/28/2015 | RACHAEL BADE

[GIdget2004]

Sen. Bob Corker is holding up a much-awaited GOP budget deal, barring Republican leadership and top budget negotiators Monday night from filing the agreement that was weeks in the making, his office confirmed to POLITICO.

The Tennessee Republican said on Tuesday it was because of “policy issues on the budget” but would not elaborate. His refusal to sign on to the deal stops the agreement for the time being. Budget negotiators had wanted to announce the deal Monday night.

Corker’s vote is needed to advance the fiscal blueprint, which GOP leadership hopes to pass this week before the House goes on recess the first week of May.

Rumors are running wild among budget followers both on and off the Hill that it could be related to his objections to provisions in the budget that boost Pentagon spending without offsets, allow appropriators to use a budget trick he abhors — or even have nothing to do with the budget deal at all.

Corker disagrees with a number of budget provisions expected in the budget deal — and holding out could help increase his leverage.

[ohioman]

I don’t know all the details about this budget deal, but one thing I do know is that Bob Corker is one big RINO POS. It disappoints me that the good citizens of a Red State like TN would re-elect this 5th columnist scum.