GOP infighting grows over DHS funding

Crabtownboy · Feb 15, 2015

Still trying to show us they can govern. What a laugh ... infighting, infighting, infighting.

GOP infighting between the House and Senate is growing as Republicans work to prevent a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department at the end of the month.

House conservatives on Thursday pointedly criticized Senate Republicans for saying a House-approved bill funding the agency and reversing President Obama’s executive actions on immigration was dead in the Senate.

“If we're going to allow seven Democratic senators to decide what the agenda is of the House Republican conference, of the Senate Republican majority, then we might as well just give them the chairmanships, give them the leadership of the Senate,” Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) said at an event held with the Heritage Foundation.
He and other conservatives called for Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) to gut the Senate’s filibuster if necessary to move the House bill to President Obama. With Democrats objecting to the immigration language, Republicans in the Senate are far short of the 60 votes needed to overcome procedural hurdles.

Senate Republicans quickly fired back at Labrador, arguing the suggestion was unrealistic.

“We should change 200 years of precedent?” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told The Hill. “No. If you change it for one issue, then you change it forever.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/232704-gop-infighting-grows-over-homeland-security-funding
Click to expand...

HankD · Feb 17, 2015

Crabtownboy said: ↑

Still trying to show us they can govern. What a laugh ... infighting, infighting, infighting.

Click to expand...

No, not so much infighting but trying to keep the lawless administration from violating the Constitution.

True, they need to get their act together, however, the odor of Harry Reid's tantrum after-shave cologne still lingers in the senate chamber.

Once the GOP wins a super majority in both houses and a conservative president (and they will) then we can heal.

Although as I said before it remains to be seen that the GOP can do anything to get us out of the 20 trillion deficit (by 2016) before America files for bankruptcy.

Where is Bill when you need him to get us back in the black?

GOP infighting between the House and Senate is growing as Republicans work to prevent a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department at the end of the month.

House conservatives on Thursday pointedly criticized Senate Republicans for saying a House-approved bill funding the agency and reversing President Obama’s executive actions on immigration was dead in the Senate.
Click to expand...

HankD

OldRegular · Feb 17, 2015

Crabbie is the horse fly on the wall at all Republican meetings!

GOP infighting grows over DHS funding

Crabtownboy Well-Known Member
Site Supporter

HankD Well-Known Member
Site Supporter

OldRegular Well-Known Member

Useful Searches

GOP infighting grows over DHS funding

Crabtownboy Well-Known Member Site Supporter

HankD Well-Known Member Site Supporter

OldRegular Well-Known Member

Crabtownboy Well-Known Member
Site Supporter

HankD Well-Known Member
Site Supporter