John Boehner Could End Shutdown Today If He Wanted To
WASHINGTON -- For all the fighting on Capitol Hill over how to end the government shutdown, the reality is that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) could do it right now if he wanted to.
All Boehner has to do is bring a “clean” continuing resolution to the House floor -- that is, a bill to fund the government without any strings attached -- and give it a vote. Most, if not all, Democrats would vote for it, and enough Republicans are publicly now on board to pass it. The Huffington Post has been keeping a running tally of which Republicans have said they support doing this. Privately, more GOP lawmakers have indicated they would as well.
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), who is among those publicly backing a clean bill, said he has talked to some of those quieter members who would support the bill if it came up for a vote, although he declined to put a number on them.
"I've had many members say things to me that they are prepared to vote for one," Dent said. "They were prepared to vote for one [Monday]; they were prepared to vote for one [Tuesday]."
"Some members just haven't gone public," said Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.), also among those publicly calling for a vote on a clean bill, during a Tuesday interview on CNN. "I’m certain there are a lot more."
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