Posted on 06/17/2015 4:07:07 PM PDT by cotton1706
After suffering a defeat last week when Democrats voted down the trade subsidy component of the trade bill (TAA), Obama and Boehner realized they lacked the votes to pass TPA at this juncture. So, Plan B ensued. Just how far is Boehner willing to go to pass Obamatrade? Boehner had the House Rules Committee draft a resolution enabling leadership to bring up TPA at a moments notice on any day through July 31. Today, the House passed the rule 236-189.
Only six conservatives voted against this rule today. Aside from the complications of it being conflated with the intelligence bill, they were sternly warned not to vote against the rule. Last week, 34 Republicans voted against the rule to debate the TPA in the first place and almost defeated the bill before Pelosi delivered eight Democrats to Boehners column and saved the process. Today we learned that three Republicans Reps. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Trent Franks (R-AZ), and Steve Pearce (R-NM) were tossed off the whip team for voting down the rule.
Typically, rules for debate on a specific bill expire after a few days or a week and cannot be brought to the floor without crafting a new rule. Boehner took the unprecedented step of granting Obamatrade this privileged floor status for a full six weeks so that GOP Leadership and Obama can engage in horse-trading in an attempt to secure the necessary votes for passage.
Instead of awarding this status to something that actually addresses a current crisis, like say, an Iran sanctions bill, GOP leadership has proven the only fight theyre willing to engage in is passing Obamas trade promotion at all costs.
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A case of cheap scotch.
YESSIR!!!
RIGHT AWAY SIR!
Thank you Sir!
An America-hating communist Muslim Brotherhood enabling foreigner is in the Oval Office and John Boehner is their craven servant
There is no treachery Boehner will not stoop to.
Obama has his own Republican Butt Boy
And they will conclude that briefly before the breakup of the United States, three traitorous individuals managed to wrest control of two of the three branches of government.
Their names will be recorded as Barack Obama, John Boehner, and Mitch Mitchell.
Enjoy your infamy, you terrible men, for as sure as the sun rises, your names will be cursed for all time.
I can see no other rational reason.
It was blatant and they are so bold that they assume they can do it without consequences ... and they’re probably right, the media certainly will not out them.
Whores like Boehner will go for a miniature.
I think it is failing. I talked again to my Representive’s office from Mississippi and his girl said that the phone is “100 %” agaist this !!! Wow. Donald Trump won’t give Boehner the time of day. Boehner is politically finished,
Boner is an enemy of conservatives and this country.
I think Boehner is trying to get his own Bobble head. yup yup yup to anything his bro in chief asks for.
Of course! That's what all of these so called "fast track" trade bills and deals have been about -- kickbacks, influence peddling and PAYOFFS! All of them have been corrupt and dirty.
What about a #4: SC Justice Roberts, saving Obamacare when it could’ve been stopped
Make no mistake, Barry doesn’t consider his bitch to be a bro. John is owned.
Boehner will remain as Speaker for as long as he wishes.
The Statists of both parties are extremely evil human beings.
Our Founders would know what it would take to restore our Republic.
I wonder how far Obama has his hand up Boehner’s rear?
That pathetic drunk probably likes it too.
I think you are being way to charitable. They are being bought off, bribed, and blackmailed.
I believe Boehner is trying to be transracial. He is orange.
Boehner is a sleazy dirtbag. I know people that personally know him. He’s a drunk. smokes and drinks all day.
He doesn’t give a flip what conservatives think. He is one of the main reasons I no longer consider myself a republican.
Elections are window-shop dressing to make the peasants think they are selecting their leaders. It’s a lot like the fake “wheel” on the charter boat they put out there for the kids. Makes them think they are steering the boat, when they actually no control over it whatsoever.
Yeah and what does he do to repeal Obamacare,NOTHING
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