“If it is correct that the Speaker, before he resigns, has cut a deal with Nancy Pelosi to fund the Obama Administration for the rest of its tenure, to fund Obamacare, to fund executive amnesty, to fund Planned Parenthood, to fund implementation of its Iran deal. And then presumably to land at a cushy K-Street job…” – Ted Cruz - See more at:
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2015/10/cruz-was-right-about-boehners-final-cave#sthash.X08t4Mt1.dpuf
If new reports out of Washington are right, Cruz was correct almost a month ago to the day, and Boehner is set for one final cave to the Obama Administration.
The Associated Press has the story:
Speaker John Boehner is trying to make one last deal as he heads for the exits, pushing to finalize a far-reaching, two-year budget agreement before handing Congress' top job over to Paul Ryan this week, congressional officials said Monday.
The deal, in concert with a must-pass increase in the federal borrowing limit, would solve the thorniest issues awaiting Ryan, who is set to be elected speaker on Thursday. It would also take budget showdowns and government shutdown fights off the table until after the 2016 presidential election, a potential boon to Republican candidates who might otherwise face uncomfortable questions about messes in the GOP-led Congress.
The only thing left is to see how fast Boehner ends up on K Street with Eric Cantor.
- See more at:
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2015/10/cruz-was-right-about-boehners-final-cave#sthash.X08t4Mt1.dpuf
U.S. debt limit increase would extend until March 2017
10/26/2015, 6:56:11 PM · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies
Reuters on Yahoo News ^ | 10/26/15 | Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. borrowing authority would be extended until March 2017, beyond the Obama administration, under a deal being negotiated by congressional leaders and the White House, according to a U.S. House of Representatives source. As part of a parallel measure to fund government programs through Sept. 30, 2017, negotiators also aim to stop an increase in Medicare Part B premiums that is otherwise due to start soon.
