He can and he will. Be assured his whoring "news" media will support him fully in this. Before they are done, Boehner will be growing fangs and killing Grandma.
The GOP had better get out in front of this one, fast. They know (or should know) it is coming. It is a 70 year old tactic which has worked every time it is used.
Remember the House voted to fund the NIH but the Senate rejected it and the MSM still ran sob stories about mean old Republicans denying them sick kids cancer treatments. All without mentioning any facts of course.