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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.
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In An Unprecedented Move Harry Reid Puts The Screws To John Boehner’s Obstruction [View all]
babylonsister
Feb 2015
OP
minor correction, it should be "or be "rightly" blamed for yet another shutdown."
cstanleytech
Feb 2015
#8
Seems to me like a bit of payback for all of the mischief they've instigated in both houses.
Snarkoleptic
Feb 2015
#12
look to whomever is attaching absurdities to a bill that everyone agrees must pass.
duhbyas pet goat
Feb 2015
#23
Geez, Harry is a better minority leader than majority leader. I like his style.
catbyte
Feb 2015
#24