Yes, he can initiate this bill in the senate. The constitutional prohibition is against bills that initiate new revenue.
Passing a bill that DOESN’T change existing law doesn’t count, even if that existing law allows tax cuts to expire.
BTW, the Boehner “bill” is actually an amended Senate bill. The reason for this is because, as a Senate bill, it didn’t “originate in the house”. Therefore, the Senate can’t amend it to add new taxes.
It’s a clever little trick that nobody seems to be talking about.
It’s a shell game and we’re even letting the hustlers pick the shell for us.