Sunday, September 27, 2015
Lame Duck and Loving It
Not President Obama this time but The Orange Man, John Boehner. has discovered the joy of doing what he wants without pleasing the Madding Crowd.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner vowed on Sunday that Congress will avoid a government shutdown this week and he would push through as much unfinished legislation as possible before leaving at the end of October.One way to get it done.
Speaking on CBS' Face the Nation two days after his surprise resignation, he said the House this week would pass a government funding bill now moving through the Senate, which does not meet conservatives' demands to cut off money for Planned Parenthood.
Asked if passage would require Democratic votes, he responded: "I'm sure it will, but I suspect my Democratic colleagues want to keep the government open as much as I do."...
Boehner also said he would try to clear as much of Congress' to-do-list as he could, but he did not specify which
Congress faces several important fiscal deadlines, including a transportation spending bill needed in October and a larger budget deal that would go beyond the 10-week extension to be passed next week.
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