Republican moderate urges Congress to avoid short-term spending bill

reuters.com ^ | 11/18/14 | David Lawder

[cotton1706]

(Reuters) - An influential House Republican moderate on Monday pushed back against an effort by conservatives to use a short-term spending extension to try to stop President Barack Obama from easing immigration policies.

House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers urged Congress instead to pass a full-fledged government spending bill that lasts until Sept. 30, 2015.

To do otherwise would be "punting" on important duties and put the United States "on an uncertain and unstable fiscal path," Rogers wrote in an opinion piece published by the Roll Call newspaper.

"Worst of all, it would send a signal to the American people, just weeks after they told us to get our acts together, that we haven’t been listening," the Kentucky Republican wrote.

Congress must authorize new federal spending by Dec. 11 to avoid a government shutdown. Rogers is currently negotiating with Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski to craft an "omnibus" spending bill that would last until Sept. 30, 2015.

But more than 63 House conservatives have called for a short-term spending bill that would deny the funds needed to implement any executive action taken by Obama to issue identification cards or work permits to millions of undocumented immigrants.

[cotton1706]

No surprise that one of Boehner's moderate committee chairmen wants to FULLY fund the government till NEXT SEPTEMBER, eliminating the power of the House to defund ANY program, agency, bureau or department for FY 2015 (which just began on October 1st, by the way).

Oh, and this moderate committee chairman wants to FULLY fund the government using RETIRING OR DEFEATED members!

Yeah, great idea!!

[DAC21]

Imagine that, one of Boners Boys wants to do a “Comprehensive” spending Bill.

[Paladin2]

Punting? More like this:

[peyton randolph]

Per Breitbart, follow the money. This corruptocrat has a campaign donor who will benefit financially from executive amnesty.

[ilgipper]

"Worst of all, it would send a signal to the American people, just weeks after they told us to get our acts together, that we haven’t been listening," the Kentucky Republican wrote.

What kind of mental midget comes out of that election thinking this? Rogers is a moron. Grade-A imbecile.

[Ingtar]

Congress must authorize new federal spending by Dec. 11 to avoid a government shutdown.

Why? They will not be shutting anything down; the Obambi krewe will.

[House Atreides]

The smell of RINOism is in the air.

[Flintlock]

Please..............

The term is RINO!!

[Ingtar]

Us in his case is he and the Democrats.

[Paladin2]

"Lucy herself has offered a myriad of justifications over the years for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory:

physiological (1966: a “ten-billion-to-one” muscle spasm),

Ecclesiastical (1980: “To everything there is a season ... and a time to pull away the football”), psychological (1975: “I’m not your mother, Charlie Brown”),

sociological (1971: “This year’s football was pulled away from you through the courtesy of women’s lib”), and

philosophical (1974: “In every program, Charlie Brown, there are always a few last-minute changes”).

In a meta-moment, Lucy even points to the larger meaning of this annual act: “Symbolism, Charlie Brown! The ball! The desire! The triumph! It’s all there!” (1996).

This echoes a dialogue they had 10 years earlier (Charlie Brown: “Somehow, I’ve missed the symbolism.” Lucy: “You also missed the ball, Charlie Brown”)."

The GOPe is all about voter disenfranchisement through bait and switch.

[headstamp 2]

“Worst of all, it would send a signal to the American people, just weeks after they told us to get our acts together, that we haven’t been listening,” the Kentucky Republican wrote.”

Um, no. Voters told you to STOP Obama and his policies.

[Buckeye McFrog]

This guy embodies the reason why “appropriator” is a pejorative.

[BenLurkin]

“moderate” = liberal

[Adder]

just weeks after they told us to get our acts together

That’s not what we said.

We said FIGHT and STOP the lawless thug in the White Hut.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I would like to see an honest-to-God budget passed, with real spending cuts that addresses the unsustainability of entitlement and poverty programs.

These continuing resolutions are a joke.

[woweeitsme]

Rush has been right on all this. The people don’t want Obama’s agenda. That’s why they kicked all the Dems out.

So, these GOP-E morons are going to play the go along to get along game, when they’ve been handed the keys to the kingdom.

There was a talk show host in Baltimore...his name was Ron Smith. He was more in the Libertarian bent, but he always used to say “The Democrats are the evil party, and the Republicans are the stupid party”. He could not have been more correct.

[lakecumberlandvet]

Like McConnell, Rogers has been in DC too long. These GOPe Kentucky politicians, by their cowardly acts, bring shame to my state.

[ilgipper]

Point well taken.

[chiller]

I believe Hal Rogers is one of the “appropriators”....or Cardinals. They’re the bunch that keeps spending our tax money.

[Jabba the Nutt]

A “moderate” Republican is just another way for saying “Democrat”.