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The Repubs have no consensus in the House to formulate a budget.

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Having difficulty finding consensus within their own ranks, House Republican leaders have begun courting moderate Democrats on several key fiscal issues, including a deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of next week.

With 241 Republicans, GOP leaders can afford to lose 23 GOP votes before needing Democratic help. That’s why McCarthy reached out to leaders of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of centrist Democrats — such as Shuler — from conservative-leaning districts.

The blueprint for this potential coalition was a March 15 vote to extend government funding for three weeks. The vote easily passed with 271 votes, but only because 186 Republicans were joined by 85 Democrats. House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said it is too soon to tell whether that vote “was a pattern or an anomaly.” Viewed as an ally of the Blue Dogs and other moderate Democrats, Hoyer read quotes to reporters from some of the most conservative House Republicans suggesting that a government shutdown would be preferable to a compromise.

He dismissed any chance of Republicans reaching a final deal that did not include Democratic support. “John Boehner can’t get something done without us,” Hoyer said Tuesday.

Although a deal with Democrats could avoid a government shutdown and point the way for future compromises, it also could come at a steep price for Republican leaders who risk the ire of some conservatives, including some attending a tea party rally Thursday on Capitol Hill demanding the deepest spending cuts possible.
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Originally posted by Opie Cunningham:
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Originally posted by dogsoldier0513:
The only thing driving Schumer is his ego and his hatred for America.


Why would any American hate America?

Now there are a few Americans that are not on my X-Mas card list.


Schumer, Feinstein. Boxer, Clinton and their ilk, are members of the elitist left, thinking that laws don't apply to them and that the Constitution is an 'out-dated piece of paper'.
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Originally posted by dogsoldier0513:
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Originally posted by Opie Cunningham:
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Originally posted by dogsoldier0513:
The only thing driving Schumer is his ego and his hatred for America.


Why would any American hate America?

Now there are a few Americans that are not on my X-Mas card list.


Schumer, Feinstein. Boxer, Clinton and their ilk, are members of the elitist left, thinking that laws don't apply to them and that the Constitution is an 'out-dated piece of paper'.


Don't be ridiculous. Think about what you're writing before you hit the send button.

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