By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
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To be sure, Boehner did not secure nearly as much as some in his Conference had hoped. The deal fell $22 billion short of the House’s original $61 billion in spending cuts, which left some conservatives unhappy.
And, the agreement includes no policy riders defunding Planned Parenthood or restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to control greenhouse gas emissions — two key issues conservatives had demanded.
Those disappointments will likely be significant in the long haul.
Boehner had originally hoped to pass the final spending bill with at least 218 Republicans so Democrats would not be needed. Such a show of GOP unity was important for Boehner’s long-term strategy, aides said, because leadership believes it would reduce defections on the budget deal and the debt ceiling votes.
But it now appears unlikely he will get to that level of support when the finalized CR deal comes to the floor later this week. Following Friday night’s conference meeting, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (Ohio) said, “I think there’s a significant number of no votes,” and over the weekend tea party organizations criticized the agreement. Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) praised Boehner and the deal before saying that although it was good, it wasn’t good enough for him.
moreBoehner needs Democratic support to pass any legislation related to the deal.
Roll call for the CRThe bill passed with 208 Republicans and 140 Democrats.
28 Republicans and 40 Democrats voted no.
4 Republicans and 10 Democrats did not vote.
Democrats and no/non-voters totaled 224.
Even with the four non-voting Republicans, he would have been 8 votes short, which would have to come from Democrats.
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