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http://www.politicususa.com/2015/02/24/unprecedented-move-harry-reid-puts-screws-john-boehners-obstruction.htmlIn An Unprecedented Move Harry Reid Puts The Screws To John Boehners Obstruction
By: Jason Easley
Tuesday, February, 24th, 2015, 8:57 pm
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) took the virtually unprecedented step of nailing John Boehners obstruction by announcing that Senate Democrats will not support any deal to fund Homeland Security unless Boehner caves first.
Roll Call reported:
In an extraordinary sequence of events, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered Democrats exactly what they have been asking for Tuesday clean full-year funding for the Department of Homeland Security. And Minority Leader Harry Reid said no or at least, not yet.
McConnells offer of such a bill shorn of provisions blocking President Barack Obamas recent immigration executive orders which he said could happen quickly with Democratic cooperation was put on hold by Reid, who said he was waiting to hear Speaker John A. Boehner agree to pass it through the House first.
We have to make sure that we get a bill to the president, Reid said. Unless Boehners in on the deal, it wont happen.
In other words, Democrats arent going to agree to anything until Boehner makes the House vote on it first. Harry Reid learned for years of broken Boehner promises to know that the Speakers word is worthless. (Speaker Boehner promised that Homeland Security wouldnt shut down, but the nation is just days away from exactly what Boehner said would not happen.) Reid is going make sure that the House Republicans cant back out of any deal that is made.
Democrats arent going to get sucked into the House Republican dysfunction. Boehner needs to pass a clean funding bill for Homeland Security before Senate Democrats will sign on. Speaker Boehners office continues to suggest that they will not pass a clean funding bill, but if House Republicans are waiting for Senate Democrats to blink, they are going to be disappointed.
Rep. Boehner has earned every ounce of distrust that Democrats have for him. The message is clear. Senate Democrats arent going to give John Boehner any wiggle room. If Homeland Security shuts down, its going to be Boehners fault.
Cha
(297,655 posts)chillfactor
(7,584 posts)Guess the Republicans do not like swallowing their own medicine! Good for Harry!
leanforward
(1,077 posts)Where can I buy the gentleman a cup of coffee? I will stay tuned. Love to be in their caucus meeting.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)Snarkoleptic
(6,001 posts)This is a brilliant move to force the pugs to line up and take their medicine, or be blamed for yet another shutdown.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)Because they were blamed rightly for the last one and they should be blamed rightly for this one if it happens.
tjl148
(185 posts)So if the House Repubs pass a bill but the Senate Democrats don't allow a vote on it that is not blocking a bill but if the House Repubs don't re-vote on it to make the Senate Democrats happy that is blocking a bill? Orwellian.
Snarkoleptic
(6,001 posts)It's enjoyable watching the pug clown car exposed for it's dysfunction and idiocy.
I fully expect to see Ted Cruz parading around the house like some squishy pied piper to steer the teabaggers into the sea of irrelevance.
tjl148
(185 posts)but I am always amazed how politicians can so easily make non-speak (or non-think or lies).
duhbyas pet goat
(9 posts)They, the republicans are again the blockers.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)mountain grammy
(26,648 posts)niyad
(113,552 posts)Phlem
(6,323 posts)Kudo's for Reid.
LibGranny
(711 posts)EEO
(1,620 posts)No, no, no. We are not going to waste our time voting on something if it is only going to die in the House. You assholes whip enough votes over there to pass it and then we'll vote.
Blue Owl
(50,494 posts)ReRe
(10,597 posts)The Senate Dems aren't caving? I won't believe it until a clean bill comes through and it's verified. I have no faith in Harry Reid. I will cross my arthritic fingers and toes though, no matter how much it makes them hurt.
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)If the Senate were to pass a clean bill without the House having done so first then the House can pass a dirty bill that then goes to conference where the Republicans are in control and the House bill is the one sent to the President, who would then be blamed for the shutdown because of the veto. And Reid is on solid ground because all appropriation bills are to originate In the House so the ball is really in Boehner's court anyway.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, with the exception of effing every worker, violation of rights be it civil, marriage, voting, to boot don't give a shit about their constituent's healthcare.
These MFers are soulless and heartless, and all they see is "green" for money, gold and silver.
CanonRay
(14,113 posts)Lucy (John Boehner) has pulled the football away enough, that Charlie Brown (Harry Reid) finally caught on.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)K&R