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Related: About this forumSchumer To Boehner: Prove That A Clean CR Won't Pass
SAHIL KAPUR OCTOBER 6, 2013, 11:09 AM EDT
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) challenged Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) contention Sunday that "there are not the votes in the House to pass a clean CR" and reopen the government.
"Well, first, the speaker said there aren't the votes on the floor to re-open the government. Let me issue him a friendly challenge. Put it on the floor Monday or Tuesday. I would bet there are the votes to pass it," Schumer said on ABC's "This Week" appearing just after Boehner. "We have just about every Democrat, 21 Republicans have publicly said they would. There are many more Republicans who have said that they privately would."
"So, Speaker Boehner, just vote. Put it on the floor and let's see if you're right."
White House spokesman Jay Carney issued a similar challenge on Twitter:
full article:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/schumer-to-boehner-prove-that-a-clean-cr-won-t-pass
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Guess it's put up or shut up time for the Bonehead
Loudly
(2,436 posts)"When the opportunity arose, courage failed them," Slaughter said in a House speech.
ffr
(22,671 posts)Uh-oh!
Avalux
(35,015 posts)The GOPers who may vote for it in principal, are being threatened by the crazies. If they do, and their vote's on record, they'll be targeted and primaried by teabaggers and lose their seats.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)pffshht
(79 posts)Successfully, to their base. They're counting not on low information voters, but high-disinformation voters.
100% of dittoheads, freepers, t-bags, and 40% of the population of every red state, will believe that this is Obama's fault as long as any Republican on TV says that it is Obama's fault.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)King_Klonopin
(1,306 posts)Boehner can't bring the CR to the floor for a vote.
If he did, it would become obvious which party is
in favor of "shutting down" the government.
madmom
(9,681 posts)Left Coast2020
(2,397 posts)Repukes will lose 20 next year.
More and more people are getting pissed--including repuke voters. At least from some stories posted here, it appears that way. So the longer this stays in the news, repukes approval numbers sink to below zero--
Not looking good for bonerhead.
modrepub
(3,501 posts)House votes to repeal the ACA = 46
House votes to pass Senate's clean spending resolution = 0