Boehner To Pelosi: Hey, A Little Help Here?

Boehner To Pelosi: Hey, A Little Help Here?
Brian Beutler | August 1, 2011, 5:04PM

Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) doesn't want Democrats to think they can leave him hanging on the the floor Monday night when the House votes on legislation to raise the debt limit, and slash deficits by at least $2 trillion.

But with Democratic leaders declining to whip for the bill, and wide swaths of their party vowing to oppose it, he's gotta be wondering whether they'll come through.

Here's what he told reporters at a Capitol press conference Monday.

"I would remind all of you that this is not just an agreement between the President and myself," Boehner said. "This is an agreement between the bipartisan leaders of the Congress and the President of the United States. And all the leaders have a responsibility, because they've all signed off on the agreement, to bring sufficient votes to make sure that it passes."

He was referring specifically to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who earlier in the day left Boehner with the onus for getting the bill past 216 votes.

"You'll have to ask the Speaker," she said. "He has the majority."

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