Sunday, March 1, 2015

DHS Funding Bill Update

House conservatives were told a shutdown-averting vote last night bought them a week reprieve to strategize a new fight against President Obama's immigration orders. Democrats believe they've been promised a vote on a full-year funding bill by next Friday.

A week from now, one of those groups is going to be very disappointed—and likely irate at the deception of its own leadership.

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Multiple Democratic aides confirmed leadership had promised their bosses a vote on the Senate-passed full funding bill next week.

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Reports of such an agreement were vehemently denied by the speaker's office. "No such deal or promise was made," said Boehner spokesman Michael Steel.

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Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Pelosi ally, was among many in the caucus who said the minority leader would not have switched course on short-term funding without earning the best deal she could. "This wouldn't have been accepted if that wasn't going to be the case," she said.

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Pelosi's office would not confirm or deny a deal with Boehner.

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[Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly] called the promised deal "an awfully thin reed on which to decide to vote for a one-week extension after you whipped Democrats to vote against a three-week extension."

   National Journal
Must have had their little heads a-spinning.  What do they do?  Just wait for her to tell them how to vote?

And the mystery saga continues. Stay tuned.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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