Thread: Boehner Plans Short-Term Continuing Resolution, No Do-Or-Die Obamacaare Fight

Boehner Plans Short-Term CR

By Jonathan Strong
August 22, 2013 7:14 PM

Speaker John Boehner strongly hinted on a conference call with rank-and-file House Republicans that the upcoming continuing resolution will not be a do-or-die fight over Obamacare spending.

“Our intent is to move quickly on a short-term continuing resolution [CR] that keeps the government running and maintains current sequester spending levels,” Boehner told members, according to a person on the call.

While Boehner did not explicitly rule out using the CR for an Obamacare fight, other sources on the call said it was clear he preferred not to use the spending bill to draw a line in the sand. “He didn’t rule it out, but indicated to members that defund through CR is not the best strategy,” a second source said. Beyond the CR, in November or December, lies a needed debt-ceiling increase that the House GOP has long planned to use as leverage.

Boehner also told Republicans it’s important for the GOP to hang tough on the sequester spending cuts and said he will keep to the GOP’s current strategy of highlighting politically unpopular provisions of the health care law.

On the sequester:

The president is desperate to get rid of the sequester . . . so desperate that he says he’ll shut down the government if Congress follows the law and funds the government at the levels his sequester mandates. The president’s threat to shut down the government if we implement his sequester is not a defensible position. The American people won’t stand for it, and we’re not going to be swayed by it. When we return, our intent is to move quickly on a short-term continuing resolution [CR] that keeps the government running and maintains current sequester spending levels. Our message will remain clear: Until the president agrees to better cuts and reforms that help grow the economy and put us on path to a balanced budget, his sequester — the sequester he himself proposed, insisted on, and signed into law — stays in place.

On Obamacare strategy:

We will also continue to implement the plan to stop Obamacare that I outlined last month. The delays the administration has been forced to implement in the health-care law have given us a golden opportunity to talk about fairness: “If big business gets relief from the president’s health-care law, families and small businesses should, too.” This message strikes a chord with Americans. When people hear it, it resonates. The president has already signed seven bills delaying or repealing parts of his health-care law. We’re going to keep the pressure on the president and Senate to act on the delay bills that passed the House in July with significant bipartisan support. You may have seen Shelly Moore Capito do this in Saturday’s GOP weekly address. We’re going to keep holding votes that chip away at the legislative coalition the president is using to force Obamacare on the nation.


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David McKissack 15 minutes ago The country is desperate for strong leadership right now. Everything seems to be tanking. I think Republicans would reap a cornucopia of good will if they showed the spine to defund ObamaCare and dare the Dems to shut the government down. It would be a turning point in current events. Or they can just resign themselves to being the next Whig Party. I'll definitely help with the wrecking ball, despite having been a Republican for 30 years. There's no other way.

Ounce Oflogic
• 23 minutes ago

Republican leaders decline a golden opportunity to cripple o'bamacare and keep the rest of the government running and to force the Dems to be the ones who shut it down. All Talk, no Hat or Cattle. I'm beginning to think that the GOP leadership actually wants obamacare to wreck our healthcare system so they can use it politically. They don't seem to know that "wrecking the system... all systems" is exactly what the Progressive objective is. Boehner plays right into their hands yet again.

Wouldn't it be nice to have honest and/or courageous representation in Washington?

oldandtired Ounce Oflogic
• 21 minutes ago

This is the conversation we need this is the fight we need. I'm tired of weak people. Stand for something other than your political place in life.

Bossman Ounce Oflogic
• 21 minutes ago

and the ignorant sheeple will believe obama when he says it is the Republicans fault that obamacare is a failure.... just watch.


NoParty
• 28 minutes ago

The RNC can't possibly think they can survive as a Party with this constant backsliding...or is it retreating. Why are all the politicians so afraid of confronting the despotic dictates of the President? Has the NSA and IRS gotten so much dirt on all of them, both Democrats and Republicans that they will dance to any tune the puppet masters play? It seems that Obama, Reid, Schumer can, at will, pull the puppet strings. When the Country is totally destroyed, why do the politicians think they will still have jobs? What use are political hacks when the powers that be have all the power? Wake up Pries or whatever his name is...ditto Boehner. I think Boehner might just get a job in the WH as the Butler...if he is lucky.

Bossman
• 28 minutes ago

I really believe that most people would not give a darn if non essential govt. programs shut down.... Boehner is a COWARD, a DRUNK and a CRYBABY. So the Republicans choose to follow this individual, they have no moral authority to remain in power.

Boehner can be removed and the Tea Party and Conservative Reps need to start the process to send a message to this NO GOOD Broken Tool.

REP. ALLEN WEST tells SPKR. BOEHNER to GO TO HELL...

REP. ALLEN WEST tells SPKR. BOEHNER to GO TO HELL unless he IMPEACHES OBAMA or steps down!


December 23rd, 2012


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Originally Posted by HAPPY2BME

Speaker John Boehner strongly hinted on a conference call with rank-and-file House Republicans that the upcoming continuing resolution will not be a do-or-die fight over Obamacare spending.

“Our intent is to move quickly on a short-term continuing resolution [CR] that keeps the government running and maintains current sequester spending levels,” Boehner told members....

Well, that's more than I thought we'd get. Now we have to see who the die hard sell outs turn out to be.
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