Posted on 09/27/2015 7:35:13 PM PDT by xzins
House Speaker John Boehner said on CBS’s "Face the Nation" this morning that there will be no government shutdown—thus signaling that the House of Representatives he will lead until the end of next month will not send the Senate a continuing resolution that Democrats there would filibuster because it prohibits funding of Planned Parenthood or that President Barack Obama would veto for the same reason.
In response to a follow-up question from host John Dickerson, Boehner said he was "sure" the funding bill he will put through the Republican-majority House will need Democratic votes to pass.
The law currently funding the government will expire on Wednesday, the last day of fiscal 2015.
Dickerson of CBS asked Boehner: “Four days, the government runs out of money. Is there going to be a shutdown?”
“No,” said Boehner.
“The Senate is expected to pass a continuing resolution next week,” said Boehner. “The House will take up the Senate bill. We will also take up a select committee to investigate these horrific videos that we have seen from abortion clinics in several states that really raise questions about the use of federal funds and raise questions about aborted fetuses that are born alive.”
In other words, the Republican congressional leadership at this time is separating legislation to fund the federal government after Wednesday from the question of whether to fund Planned Parenthood.
In its latest annual report, Planned Parenthood said that it did 327,653 abortions in fiscal 2013—the latest year for which it has reported its abortion numbers. It also said that in the year that ended on June 30, 2014, it received $528.4 million in "government health services grants and reimbursements."
The “horrific videos” Boehner referred to are a series of videos released by the Center for Medical Progress that show Planned Parenthood officials discussing the harvesting of tissue from aborted babies.
CBS’s Dickerson followed up with Boehner by asking him if the CR that Boehner intends to bring up for a vote will need Democratic votes to pass—presumably because so many conservatives in the House will refuse to vote for legislation the funds Planned Parenthood. Boehner had no doubt that it would.
“The continuing resolution, will that require Democratic votes to pass?” asked Dickerson.
“I'm sure it will,” said Boehner. “But I expect my Democrat colleagues want to keep the government open as much as I do.”
Toward the end of the interview, Dickerson asked Boehner: “[D]o you have anything that you can say, now that you're headed out the door, that you wouldn't have said if you had to go through another election?”
“No. I love my colleagues, even love the ones I don't--that may disagree with me, Republicans or Democrats,” Boehner said. “I love my colleagues. I love the institution. And I try to do the best thing every day. I'm a simple guy.
“Just try to do the right things for the right reasons, and the right things will happen,” Boehner said.
How will McCarthy who aspires to replace him vote?
Are all your ping list so alphabetical, with the letter “A”?
It caught my eye, somehow, and I wondered if you noticed, too. Call me when you get to the “R’s”. lol. :) Rita
Other than booze.
Yeah, whatever.
The Congress needs to remove this human turd now.
Boner should have been removed from the Speakership as soon as he announced he was leaving. Why allow this pr*ck to ruin everything else before the b*st*rd leaves! I so despise Boner! Oh, and take McTurtle with you, you SOB!
That's too lenient for a traitor.
Exactly what victory are you talking about if Bonehead works with RATs
to pass bills before he leaves?
That’s no victory.
Of course he is. Watch him attempt to pass amnesty before he falls on his sword for Obama. The conservatives need to get rid of him now, force the vote to vacate now.
This is from last year and clearly shows his intent.
He also said much the same on his trip to Ireland with the dictator in chief. Ef’ing traitor.
Meaning, I will bend over one last time for posterity’s sake, give Nancy a few parting gifts to smooth over some details, and let the Dems say they saved the government. Mitch probably just asked to watch that show. That’s enough for him to ride along.
Makes me wonder, have people forgotten what the word means, or is it just hyperbole?
Gawd, I detest this baby killing son of a Bitc4 !! I hate the ba$tard,
Here is all you need to do. Defund the slaughter and sale of body parts on humans and tell obama to shut down the government to save killing babies and selling their quivering hearts in a pie pan for $60!! Why are the republicrats so evil????
Dude. He’s resigning. Because he doesn’t want to deal with the BS. Take the victory.” >>>>>
What about the BS he is about to deliver?? Most every day resignees are escorted to the front door, on demand, by an armed guard. Have you no idea how much damage to records and agenda movements that are at risk when some jerk decides to vacate without notice?????????
Our country deserves the police escort in this case every bit as much, but MORE.
I am guessing Bonehead will fund the government until the end of Obama’s term in office so shoot one last FU to conservatives before leaving office.
Then nothing can be done to stop Obama after he leaves.
I am simply observing that he did not want to preside over the upcoming implosion of the Republican Party. And he did the right thing by resigning . . . let the Party figure things out going forward.
I don’t think that there is any doubt how a person such as him will proceed.
I think that this resignation is a ploy to create cover for the GOP to waste the rest of the time we gave them in 2014.
It is nothing but more kabuki theater. Make conservatives think they got in win when in fact that got absolutely nothing.
Losing Boner means nothing when he is replaced with a clone. He will be taken care of financially for the rest of his life by way of lobbying.
If the house republicans were intent on doing anything positive at all, they would remove him right now. The only point in him staying even one day longer is to ensure the government agenda continues unabated, and that is exactly what the GOP will do and wants to do.
Confirming my already low opinion of him.
What a bag of excrement...
John Boehner is a petulant little man.
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