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House GOP Leaders Furious With Tea Party Senators’ Hard Line On Obamacare
TPM (excerpt click to read) ^ | Sept 13, 2013 | By SAHIL KAPUR

Posted on 09/13/2013 5:05:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

House Republican leadership is furious with ultraconservative Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) whom they see as hobbling their efforts to secure an achievable spending victory by insisting on threatening a government shutdown over the unachievable goal of defunding Obamacare.

House GOP leaders want to pass a continuing resolution that jams Senate Democrats with lower spending levels while forcing a vote — without the risk of a shutdown — on Obamacare. But Lee and Cruz are giving them heartburn by screaming that this proposal amounts to surrender on Obamacare.

“If House Republicans go along with this strategy, they will be complicit in the disaster that is Obamacare,” said Cruz, dismissing the plan as “procedural chicanery.” Lee spoke out against it earlier this week, and is now supporting an alternate GOP measure backed by 43 Republicans which threatens a shutdown over Obamacare.

The two senators have significant influence among conservative House Republicans and activists who want to destroy Obamacare at all costs. So their opposition to Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) plan quickly contributed to the headache for House leaders, who were foced to postpone consideration of the bill until next week. It remains unclear if they’ll be able to get the votes.

House Republican leaders are tired of being painted as weak on Obamacare while Cruz and Lee are seen as grassroots heroes without having to take risks or make unpopular moves. The Boehner stopgap bill would let these senators filibuster if Democrats try to fund Obamacare, House aides point out, if they have the courage to.

“Ted Cruz and Mike Lee have been demanding a fight to defund Obamacare. The House offers to give them one and they say, no, no, you guys fight it,” said a House GOP aide, venting about colleagues on condition of anonymity. “We have been. For three years.”


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cruz; defund; gope; mikelee; obamacare; teaparty; teapartyrebellion; tedcruz
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1 posted on 09/13/2013 5:05:49 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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The House offers to give them one and they say, no, no, you guys fight it,” said a House GOP aide, venting about colleagues on condition of anonymity. “We have been. For three years.”

Well, that's a lie and a half.

2 posted on 09/13/2013 5:09:16 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Jim Robinson
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Please let 2014 get here fast!

3 posted on 09/13/2013 5:10:27 PM PDT by Baynative (Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.)
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I’m furious with just about every stinkin’ one of those jackazzes. Go Cruz! Batten down the hatches!


4 posted on 09/13/2013 5:11:04 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: Jim Robinson

Eff’em and feed’ed fish heads!


5 posted on 09/13/2013 5:11:18 PM PDT by gop4lyf (Are we no longer in that awkward time? Or is it still too early?)
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To: Irenic

Run, Ted, Run!!


6 posted on 09/13/2013 5:12:10 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Jim Robinson
“Ted Cruz and Mike Lee have been demanding a fight to defund Obamacare. The House offers to give them one and they say, no, no, you guys fight it,” said a House GOP aide, venting about colleagues on condition of anonymity. “We have been. For three years.”

And now we have house aides talking down to us.
7 posted on 09/13/2013 5:12:23 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Timber Rattler

A cottonpickin’ lie. McConnell sent a harsh letter to an assistant cabinet secretary. Boehner can’t even be bothered to do that. He categorically refuses to engage the obama admin regarding any aspect of kenyancare. He is happy to rubber stamp the whole package in exchange for some pork for his donors.


8 posted on 09/13/2013 5:13:05 PM PDT by lodi90
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too bad, deal with it


9 posted on 09/13/2013 5:13:47 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Jim Robinson

I would work my rear-end off for him. I hope he does run!


10 posted on 09/13/2013 5:14:06 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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Again, the question must be asked:

No Republican voted for Obamacare.

So why should they fund it?

It's pure common sense. Don't fund something that you've never supported.

11 posted on 09/13/2013 5:17:12 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Governor Sarah Heath Palin for President of the United States in 2016)
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To: Jim Robinson

“House leaders” is an oxymoron.


12 posted on 09/13/2013 5:17:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (When your policy is to rob Peter to pay Paul, you can count on enthusiastic support from Paul.)
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To: cripplecreek

They get drunk on their self importance. They forget who they work for. I predict that family members of those denied care by the panels will take it out on their politicians. If I ran a life insurance company, I would not insure any politician.


13 posted on 09/13/2013 5:18:51 PM PDT by MtnClimber (0-Bomb-a-Nation. Resist we much!)
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‘The House GOP leadership’.....that’s an oxymoron if there ever was one. Time to throw those bums out


14 posted on 09/13/2013 5:19:18 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: Jim Robinson
qu3


ENOUGH FROM THE HOUSE QUISLINGS!!!
15 posted on 09/13/2013 5:20:07 PM PDT by Kaosinla (The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

See I posted before reading everything already posted. My sentiments precisely


16 posted on 09/13/2013 5:21:06 PM PDT by Nifster
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More furious than with the Left these “representatives” are.


17 posted on 09/13/2013 5:21:09 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: MtnClimber

Seems that Glenn Beck has spoken about these congressional aides and the power they have because they are the ones who actually write legislation. Many of them are little more than lobbyists on the payroll.


18 posted on 09/13/2013 5:23:30 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Feckless leadership. Screw ‘em.


19 posted on 09/13/2013 5:25:55 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Jim Robinson

Fug the GOP-e!


20 posted on 09/13/2013 5:29:20 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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