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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:22 PM Oct 2013

Breaking.Majority of House appears to support ‘clean’ continuing resolution bill [View all]

All but five House Democrats have signed a letter urging House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) to allow a vote on a "clean" continuing resolution bill, meaning the legislation appears to have the support of a majority of House members.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) released the letter, which bears the signatures of 195 of the chamber's 200 Democrats.
"We demand a vote on a clean continuing resolution immediately so that government functioning can resume and Americans can move on with their lives," the members said.
Combine those 195 Democrats with the 22 House Republicans who have signaled support for a clean resolution, and you get 217 members, which is a bare majority of the chamber's 432 members.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/10/06/majority-of-house-appears-to-support-clean-cr/

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Breaking.Majority of House appears to support ‘clean’ continuing resolution bill [View all] Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 OP

speaker boehner was obviously lying on the news shows yesterday spanone Oct 2013 #1

Yup. Nothing new there. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #3

Will he put it to a vote Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #4

Nope. Boner's overlords told him not to. Iliyah Oct 2013 #22

In The Words of Teddy Roosevelt albino65 Oct 2013 #45

Hold a mock vote on the steps of the Capitol Building. grasswire Oct 2013 #2

Great idea. n/t kiranon Oct 2013 #6

That idea has been floating around in my head for a few days now. tridim Oct 2013 #7

Terrific Idea! Blue Idaho Oct 2013 #15

That was me Zoonart Oct 2013 #29

Good People's Theater Zoonart Oct 2013 #32

yes, it's perfect grasswire Oct 2013 #42

calling Congress dragonfly301 Oct 2013 #33

Thanks Zoonart Oct 2013 #34

I sent the idea to Alan Grayson and to Michael Moore grasswire Oct 2013 #41

+1000 Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #30

What a brilliant idea, grasswire! Really!!! David Zephyr Oct 2013 #35

Republicans, even those willing to vote for a clean CR, probably will not ... GOTV Oct 2013 #47

This will be news when 217 members actually sign the letter n/t Vox Moi Oct 2013 #5

Exactly. We've learned long ago that a Republican's word means nothing unless it's in writing n/t Blaukraut Oct 2013 #9

RE: "All but five House Democrats have signed.." Who the hell are they? AlinPA Oct 2013 #8

One was mine, Ron Kind, from WI Lifelong Protester Oct 2013 #11

Thank you. AlinPA Oct 2013 #13

I thought we purged those Bluedogs! B Calm Oct 2013 #14

The article lists them, but just as a ready reference, they are: Buns_of_Fire Oct 2013 #19

Thank you! AlinPA Oct 2013 #20

Beat me to it. These turncoats should be called, too. calimary Oct 2013 #21

Again my fucking blue dog Barrow is on that list n2doc Oct 2013 #23

Yup. Barrow was on the scene when I lived in Athens. mac56 Oct 2013 #28

Ha. "the 22 House Republicans who have signaled support" cthulu2016 Oct 2013 #10

But, but, but, the weepy, orange Boner said yesterday he didn't have the votes! City Lights Oct 2013 #12

The 5 Democrats are B Calm Oct 2013 #16

wtf is wrong with these 5 guys n/t Joel thakkar Oct 2013 #17

Republicans masquerading as democrats B Calm Oct 2013 #18

Hoping for some pork of their own. n/t Contrary1 Oct 2013 #40

You mean the five DINOs are Kind, Cooper, Barrow, Matheson, and McIntyre. valerief Oct 2013 #24

Primary these bastards. AAO Oct 2013 #39

lets not let the repubs who eventually vote for a clean CR off the hook daybranch Oct 2013 #25

Boehner would put it to a vote if he wasn't lying Lifelong Dem Oct 2013 #26

There ought to be a clock libodem Oct 2013 #27

Keep painting them into a corner...with orange paint.... NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #31

UNLESS those 22 repukes signed the Petition their word don't mean Jack Shit Heather MC Oct 2013 #36

On YouTube the assholes are screaming for the heads of the 22 Republicans. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #37

Tell us something we don't know. Jack Rabbit Oct 2013 #38

Hey guys! I just got off the phone with Ron Kind's office (D-WI) and the staffer told me calimary Oct 2013 #43

Maybe post it seperate Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #44

MSNBC said earlier today that it had the names of 22 Republicans willing to support hedgehog Oct 2013 #46