Source: www.dailykos.com - Thursday, February 26, 2015
How long will John Boehner keep Homeland Security hanging to protect his own hide? Funding for the Department of Homeland Security needs to be passed by Friday, and despite movement in the Senate, shutdown remains very much on the table. The Senate is moving forward on a clean bill funding DHS until September, and though it's not clear when that vote will happen, we know that House Republican leadership plans, at the very least, to let things go down to the wire. For some House Republicans, after all, a DHS shutdown is not such a big deal . The Senate plan is bipartisan, and they are planning a separate vote opposing President Obama's executive action on immigration, something extremist House Republicans insist must be included in the funding bill. So far, Speaker John Boehner is on the extremist side, and anti-immigrant, anti-Obama fervor is definitely a part of his position, there's also a large dose of self-interest : Boehner is playing a game of political survival. Most of his inner circle knows that the House will be forced to swallow a clean DHS funding bill at some point. But if the speaker wants to keep conservatives from launching a rebellion, it may be too early to capitulate. Boehner is aware of the perilous situation he’s facing — which is why, in private conversations with lawmakers, he’s telling them to “stay tuned” without tipping his hand on his next move. So how can Boehner preserve his own political interests by
from Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1AO2yDx
How long will John Boehner keep Homeland Security hanging to protect his own hide? Funding for the Department of Homeland Security needs to be passed by Friday, and despite movement in the Senate, shutdown remains very much on the table. The Senate is moving forward on a clean bill funding DHS until September, and though it's not clear when that vote will happen, we know that House Republican leadership plans, at the very least, to let things go down to the wire. For some House Republicans, after all, a DHS shutdown is not such a big deal . The Senate plan is bipartisan, and they are planning a separate vote opposing President Obama's executive action on immigration, something extremist House Republicans insist must be included in the funding bill. So far, Speaker John Boehner is on the extremist side, and anti-immigrant, anti-Obama fervor is definitely a part of his position, there's also a large dose of self-interest : Boehner is playing a game of political survival. Most of his inner circle knows that the House will be forced to swallow a clean DHS funding bill at some point. But if the speaker wants to keep conservatives from launching a rebellion, it may be too early to capitulate. Boehner is aware of the perilous situation he’s facing — which is why, in private conversations with lawmakers, he’s telling them to “stay tuned” without tipping his hand on his next move. So how can Boehner preserve his own political interests byfrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1AO2yDx
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire