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Boehner Denies Conservative Amendments to Obamatrade Deal – But Allows Democrats to Amend the Bill
RightWingNews ^ | 18 Jun 15 | Greg Campbell

Posted on 06/18/2015 4:53:28 PM PDT by xzins

John Boehner is simply one of the worst Speakers this nation has ever endured. More hostile to conservatives than to far-left liberals, Boehner’s leadership jeopardizes our country more and more each day and his latest slight against conservative efforts to curtail Obama’s powergrabs is simply enraging:

Speaker John Boehner refused to allow conservative Republican amendments to the Obamatrade deal – But he allowed Democrats to amend the legislation. Unbelievable.

Last week, leadership galvanized Jordan and his allies by refusing to allow Republican amendments to TPA, even as they negotiated with Democrats in an attempt to rally enough votes to make up for the GOP defections. “So, the Democrats basically got to amend the process; we didn’t,” Jordan says. “That’s a frustration that members have, as well.”

Jordan had offered to deliver about two dozen votes for TPA, enough for Republicans to pass the bill without Democratic help, on three conditions: that GOP leadership include an amendment that sets up “checkpoints” at which the Republican conference could decide if the trade agreement proceeds; that they kill a union-friendly job-training program for workers affected by the free-trade deal, which Senate Republicans had backed in order to win Democratic votes; and that Boehner promise not to allow a vote on the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. (Jordan wanted Boehner’s word on Ex-Im because Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had promised to allow a vote on the bank’s reauthorization in order to get Democrats to drop their filibuster of the trade package.)

In order to avoid having to send the bill back to the Senate, GOP leadership rebuffed all of Jordan’s demands. “They told us to pound sand, so that’s why we did what we did,” says one Freedom Caucus member who joined the procedural revolt.

There is a war on conservatism and make no mistake: this is a war lead by both Democrats and so-called “Republicans.”


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1 posted on 06/18/2015 4:53:28 PM PDT by xzins
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John Boehner defies integrity.

If he thought he had an excellent reason for what everyone sees as a betrayal, wouldn’t he offer an explanation, given that his base is outraged...or at least a good number of them?

But he doesn’t.

Dishonest.


2 posted on 06/18/2015 4:53:42 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: Ryan Ruck

ping


3 posted on 06/18/2015 4:58:43 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: xzins

What a surprise! NOT. Juanito Boner is just cementing his retirement income. What we should really do is find his separate email server.


4 posted on 06/18/2015 4:58:52 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try.)
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5 posted on 06/18/2015 4:58:59 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: xzins

> “So, the Democrats basically got to amend the process; we didn’t,” Jordan says. “That’s a frustration that members have, as well.”

Can’t understand why they made Boehner their leader.


6 posted on 06/18/2015 5:01:04 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters ("Immigration Reform" is ballot stuffing)
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To: xzins

i hate him.

i can’t recall any democRAT speakers during my lifetime (i.e. those years when i have been old enough to be aware of politics) that i hated as much, even though i was 100% opposed to everything O’Neill, Pelosi, Wright, and Foley did and stood for.

the weeping ohio oompa loopma is in a category all his own. i am routinely disgusted by his quisling-like behavior.


7 posted on 06/18/2015 5:01:59 PM PDT by TangibleDisgust (The Parmesan doesn't go like that.)
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To: xzins

Click The Pic

8 posted on 06/18/2015 5:02:43 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: BinaryBoy

as i understand it, he controls the donor $$$’s for re-election, so enough members of his caucus feared his retaliation and the effect it would have on their re-elections if they didn’t support him.

that’s exactly the sort of behavior that should disqualify him from holding any leadership posts.


9 posted on 06/18/2015 5:03:56 PM PDT by TangibleDisgust (The Parmesan doesn't go like that.)
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To: xzins

How is that “lesser evil” working out


10 posted on 06/18/2015 5:05:46 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: TangibleDisgust

“that’s exactly the sort of behavior that should disqualify him from holding any leadership posts.”

I agree 1000%.


11 posted on 06/18/2015 5:10:58 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: xzins

what a complete loser Boner is


12 posted on 06/18/2015 5:11:41 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.")
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To: xzins

John and Mitch are as crazy as the lefist power mad dems. What a disappointment this Congress is as they help the most evil President in our history to destroy Conservatives and Christians and all patriotic American workers.


13 posted on 06/18/2015 5:11:56 PM PDT by kindred (Save yourselves from this evil and untoward generation. Jesus is Lord and Saviour .)
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To: xzins
I keep hoping for a report that Boehner has had a Harry Reid type “exercise equipment” accident, but every day he shows up looking like a pickled carrot to do more damage.
14 posted on 06/18/2015 5:17:19 PM PDT by Truth29
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15 posted on 06/18/2015 5:20:33 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: xzins

He certainly shows whose side he is on.


16 posted on 06/18/2015 5:20:40 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: TangibleDisgust

Boner is the Bag Man of the House.


17 posted on 06/18/2015 5:24:16 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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18 posted on 06/18/2015 5:24:22 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: xzins

Is it Happy Hour yet?

19 posted on 06/18/2015 5:28:11 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: xzins

Boehner has the big bucks, courtesy of the lobbyists and nobama has the pictures and/or video tapes and/or the audio tapes of Boehner courtesy of the NSA. Sort of a Mexican standoff.

I’m so sorry, that last sentence is racist.


20 posted on 06/18/2015 5:32:05 PM PDT by upchuck (Downsizing and decentralizing government is something the Republican establishment just wonÂ’t allow)
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