Later, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, on the same show, echoed Boehner’s complaints about the Republicans who have caused Boehner so much frustration. The stakes are sky-high, given the critical deadlines looming to keep the government running and raise the nation’s borrowing limit.
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He refused to back off calling one of those Republicans, Sen.
“I hope now that we will move on and have leadership in both the House and the Senate that will produce results”, Fiorina said on NBC’s “Meet the Press”.
The Senate is working on a bill that would fund the government, including Planned Parenthood, through December. 11.
House Speaker John Boehner is warning against people in his own party making unrealistic promises.
“Really?” the clearly exasperated speaker said. “It will be helpful for the Members to discuss diagnosing the issues that have challenged our Conference so that our group and the next set of leaders we select can be most effective”, Monk wrote.
Boehner announced his resignation Friday.
The shock resignation of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and his comments on Sunday that Congress will avoid a government shutdown this week potentially remove one source of investor anxiety as Wall Street gears up for a week heavy with economic data and commentary by Federal Reserve policymakers.
The annual event, this weekend in Washington, has become something of a victory lap for conservative activists, as the 2016 candidates celebrate Boehner’s departure by lashing out at congressional Republicans for not fighting hard enough for conservative priorities. Most of the plans are based upon operating procedures from the 16-day partial shutdown two years ago.
“I think the important question is, will things change?”
“What have they accomplished?” he said.
“We were joking, who else can we have get a private meeting with the pope?”
Boehner acknowledged that pushing the Senate bill through the House will require heavy support from the chamber’s Democrats.
Fiorina suggested that McConnell’s leadership, too, has been unsatisfactory. “The sad thing is we have a lot of Republicans honestly telling Republican voters the problem up here are Republicans”.
Democrats were at turns gleeful at the GOP discomfort and grim over the future turmoil it portends.
Boehner has allowed votes on defunding the organization, but is teeing up a budget bill for votes next week that does not include that language.
“These people don’t want government”. They want action, and they are correct.
Rumors that the speaker would resign or be ousted were not uncommon, especially after a historic number of his colleagues voted no in his reelection in January.
The Freedom Caucus will start to interview candidates as early as Monday, a Republican aide said.
“Absolutely they’re unrealistic”, Boehner said. But in the House, hardline conservatives may continue to upset leaders’ plans to advance a governing agenda, even with a new speaker.
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“Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation”, the retiring Speaker pointed to the 2013 Affordable Care Act fight as an example of a tactic that “never had a chance” of success”.
