Posted on 02/25/2015 10:02:35 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) haven’t spoken to each other in two weeks despite the shutdown fight gripping the Capitol, House Republicans said Wednesday.
During a closed-door House GOP conference meeting Wednesday morning, Boehner told Republicans that he hadn’t spoken to McConnell recently despite the looming Feb. 28 deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
“He said he hadn’t spoken to Mitch McConnell in a few weeks. We gave them a good bill. It funds the stuff we’re supposed to do, secure the borders,” Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) said after a morning conference meeting.
Another Republican said Boehner planned to talk to McConnell later Wednesday.
“I don’t have any readouts about their meetings,” Stewart said. “They update each other all the time.”
“I was a little surprised,” Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said of Boehner’s statement about the lack of communication with McConnell.
Their silence points to the friction between the two chambers when it comes to DHS funding, with Senate Republicans preparing to move a "clean" bill that does not overturn President Obama's executive action on immigration.
House conservatives are lining up against that plan, and Boehner declined to take a position on it.
“Until the Senate does something, we're in a wait-and-see mode,” Boehner said.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has reached out to Boehner about the importance of preventing a DHS shutdown Saturday, Rep. Xavier Becerra (Calif.), chairman of the Democratic Caucus, said Wednesday.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday warned that Senate Democrats wouldn’t agree to McConnell’s new plan until Boehner promises to pass a clean spending bill, too. As part of the approach, McConnell also promised to bring a bill to the Senate floor that would defund Obama’s immigration orders from last November.
House GOP leaders early Wednesday emerged from their conference meeting with no decision on next steps yet. Boehner repeated that he’s waiting for the Senate to act before determining what the House will do.
Many House conservatives bashed McConnell’s plan while some Republicans expressed support for a clean bill.
Congress needs to fund DHS by the end of Friday or the department will shut down.
Outside of the White House and just about all of the Democrat Party, two bigger pieces of S**T would be hard to find.
Who is Boehner kidding? This is a huge issue for Republicans, and this guy claims that he is not communicating with his counterpart in the Senate. Disgusting!
You should remind pussy McConnell that he promised Harry Reid he would”rue the day”if he pulled the nuclear option,well he did Mitch,so why are you bending over?
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