Politico finally admits it is a Republicans against Republicans fight that will cause the shutdown
GOP lawmakers clash over government shutdown
Tensions rise within the party despite control of both chambers of Congress.
According to four senators at the lunch session, a frustrated Sen. Jeff Sessions angrily dismissed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plan, arguing that his party should be prepared for an all-out battle with Democrats to ratchet up public pressure and force President Barack Obama to drop his immigration policies. But Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a New Hampshire Republican who could face a tough reelection next year, sharply countered that McConnell’s plan was the only option to not hamper law enforcement agencies that rely on money from the Department of Homeland Security.
Story Continued Below
The dispute between the vulnerable Republican and the Alabama conservative highlights the larger challenges facing McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner. The two are staring at a Friday deadline to avoid a shutdown of DHS but are struggling to balance the demands of immigration hard-liners with Republicans who fear political and practical fallout from DHS shutting down.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/gop-lawmakers-homeland-security-shutdown-115478.html#ixzz3SlGNTlnu
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/gop-lawmakers-homeland-security-shutdown-115478.html#ixzz3SlFctHWN
= new reply since forum marked as read
