Posted on 03/03/2015 12:02:25 PM PST by gwgn02
ouse Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday agreed to Democrats' demands to hold a vote on legislation funding the Homeland Security Department through the end of the budget year, without any immigration measures attached.
The move is a victory for the Obama administration and sets up a presumably swift resolution to the weeks-long standoff on Capitol Hill.
Republicans had tried to use the DHS funding bill as the vehicle to reverse President Obama's controversial immigration executive actions. But Democrats repeatedly blocked the move, insisting they pass the spending bill with no riders attached.
"I am as outraged and frustrated as you at the lawless and unconstitutional actions of this president," Boehner told his caucus on Tuesday morning, according to a source.
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Well, obviously you are not.
Worthless Poltroon.
“I am as outraged and frustrated as you at the lawless and unconstitutional actions of this president”
The do something about it Bonehead. Articles of Impeachment. Put up, or shutup and be a good little prole.
The impasse may be the fault of the dems, but the capitulation is all yours Johnny-boy - you wet-pants, mama-crying drunkard!
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Get rid of this crying coward. He is useless. If our representatives think this is a leader, we obviously have the wrong representatives.
this is so gross
So just enough Pubbiesas needed will join the Dems and pull this over the finish line
Boehner is as predictable as McConnell is. “Yeah, we’re going to fight like hell next time!” Next time comes, capitulation again. It’s like clockwork.
Boehner back down?? Nah, it can’t be — the guy has the soul of a tiger. Oh wait, JOHN “Weepy” Boehner?? Never mind....
They should have tied it to the EPA or Dept of Ed or insert anything but the one they chose.
Again, they chose it so they could cave like this. They could have easily chosen another dept.
And remember - the cromnibus passage - b/c they would fight this battle later...
pfffffft
Boehner needs to be challenged for the leadership.
I will hear from Republicans no more.
This is why Freepers should not vote for the lesser of two evils. Once you do, and these corrupt RINOS are put into political power, they then control the anti-conservative agenda they support. Look at how little pressure is being applied to Boehner right now by supposed ‘real’ conservatives to stop the coming amnesty of a hundred million illegal invaders. If all Freepers had voted consistently in the past for Tea Party and U.S. Constitution-supporting leaders that wholly reject amnesty in any form or shape, we would not have McConnell or Boehner in power.
should have tied to department of labor.. that agency could be shut down for years and nobody won’t notice.
On another note, TheHill.com is reporting this afternoon:
“But conservatives opposed to moving the measure still had a few tricks up their sleeves.
....
“Lawmakers typically dispense with formally reading an entire bill on the House floor. But Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a hard-line conservative, objected to the routine unanimous consent request to do so, a move that stalled proceedings.
“That forced House reading clerk Susan Cole to read aloud the 96-page DHS funding bill line by line. But Massie ultimately withdrew his request to read aloud the entire bill after about 20 minutes.
“Massie then forced a vote to “table,” or reject, the Senate-passed DHS bill. A vote in favor of the motion equated a vote against the underlying bill.
“The motion to table failed by a vote of 140-278. More than 90 House Republicans joined all Democrats to defeat it.
“I think it’s a good exercise. It looks like it’s going to go down in defeat, but it’s worth a try,” said Rep. John Fleming (R-La.), a member of the House Freedom Caucus.
“Fleming said it was most important that the House conducts a roll call on final passage of the DHS funding measure so that lawmakers put their positions on the record. Conservatives were wary that the House would pass it by a voice vote, like the “doc fix” sustainable growth rate (SGR) extension last year.
“It would be theoretically possible to do just it in a blink of an eye, the way SGR was done last year. And I think that would be a chicken way out of this,” Fleming said.
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The House is now expected to vote on final passage of the DHS funding bill later Tuesday afternoon.”
The Dems forced this move by refusing to go to committee to rectify the differing bills. Expect to see this a lot in the next two years.
“”I am as outraged and frustrated as you at the lawless and unconstitutional actions of this president,” Boehner told his caucus”
Liar.
Boehner breaks Hastert rule.
How “clean” can a bill have that contains dirty lawlessness?
Sellout. We need a third party. I am finished with the GOP.
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