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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"CALM BEFORE THE CRAZY"
GOP Poised To Drop Government Shutdown Fight...
So It Can Hold The Debt Ceiling Hostage Instead
House Republicans Unlikely To Touch Obamacare In Next Government Funding Offer
With the Senate set to dispatch an always-futile effort to pass government funding legislation that defunds the president's health care law, lawmakers in both chambers of Congress are already considering the options before them.
Lawmakers moved hastily to talks on Wednesday -- just hours after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ended a 21-hour-plus speech meant to encourage lawmakers to support the defunding effort -- with attention focused on two offices.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) hold most of the power in the remaining few days of a government shutdown showdown before the government runs out of money to operate at the end of September. Republican aides in both chambers feel that Boehner's hand has been strengthened by Cruz's inability to move the debate in the Senate. But they caution that Reid could still gum up any House plans by keeping Senate Democrats united.
That's why four separate senior aides from both chambers say they would be very surprised if Boehner turned around and tried to craft another short-term continuing resolution that sought major changes to the president's health care law.
Lawmakers moved hastily to talks on Wednesday -- just hours after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ended a 21-hour-plus speech meant to encourage lawmakers to support the defunding effort -- with attention focused on two offices.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) hold most of the power in the remaining few days of a government shutdown showdown before the government runs out of money to operate at the end of September. Republican aides in both chambers feel that Boehner's hand has been strengthened by Cruz's inability to move the debate in the Senate. But they caution that Reid could still gum up any House plans by keeping Senate Democrats united.
That's why four separate senior aides from both chambers say they would be very surprised if Boehner turned around and tried to craft another short-term continuing resolution that sought major changes to the president's health care law.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/obamacare-2013_n_3991186.html
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"CALM BEFORE THE CRAZY" (Original Post)
BainsBane
Sep 2013
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chervilant
(8,267 posts)1. Here we are, yet again, watching
these grown men acting like little boys fighting over their favorite toy in the sandbox, stomping their widdle feets whenever they don't get their way. It's pathetic.
trumad
(41,692 posts)2. Mint the coin Mr. President....Mint the coin
Berlum
(7,044 posts)3. "Starve the Beast! Yayyyyyy!" - RepubliKristo BeelzeBubs (R)
Last edited Thu Sep 26, 2013, 09:34 AM - Edit history (1)
Berlum
(7,044 posts)4. "Oh my freakin Gawd" - RepubliCorp, Inc.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)5. "Tee Hee" - Ah Rimans (R)