Rep. Mike Coffman (R) reverses course, will back clean CR to fund government

[angka]

Source: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, reversed course Tuesday and vowed to support a clean continuing resolution to fund the government, breaking ranks with an obstinate House GOP bloc that has insisted on changes to Obamacare in exchange for passing a CR to end the ongoing shutdown...

Last week, Coffman told FOX31 Denver he was adhering to the House GOP position and that he was comfortable with the position even if it eventually hurt his reelection chances.

But Tuesday morning, in an Op-Ed piece published in several community newspapers, Coffman reversed course, revealing yet another crack in the House GOP unity around the unrealistic strategy of holding the government hostage until Democrats agreed to the de-funding of the Affordable Care Act.

“I have done my best to delay, de-fund and dismantle all or parts of Obamacare because I believe that much of it will be harmful to this country in the long run,” Coffman wrote. “However, the debate over attaching Obamacare to a spending bill must end and I will argue before my colleagues in the House that we need to pass a “clean” spending bill to immediately reopen the government.”

Read more: http://kdvr.com/2013/10/08/coffman-reverses-course-will-back-clean-cr-to-fund-government/

[otherone]

1. One down,`

17 to go.,.

[kaiden]

2. Ha! He's afraid of Andrew Romanoff spanking his sad little ass.

[denverbill]

11. This guy is my Congressman now. I've sent him a couple not very nice emails already.

He's probably getting an ear-full.

I sure as hell hope Romanoff does kick his ass. By rights, Ritter should have appointed Romanoff to the Senate so we'd have a moderately progressive Senator instead of Bennett. Coffman is obviously running scared.

[Rebellious Republican]

3. Bet his phone and email was jammed with pissed off constituents.

[Cha]

21. Yep. He didn't have a strike of conscienceness on

his own.

[Mass]

4. We'll know that in a few minutes, when the current vote will be posted.

[rhett o rick]

6. What will the current vote show us? nm

[Mass]

8. Procedural measure to bring the Senate bill to the floor.

If he is serious, he should vote to do so.

On ordering the previous question Roll Call 531 - Yea and Nay vote pending.

[rhett o rick]

9. Got yeah. Is that vote going on now? I thought it was a bill related to specific aspects of the

shutdown.

[Mass]

10. It is going right now.

It is in the arcane language of the House, but its goal is to send back the specific bill to the committee with instructions to replace it with the Senate bill. (Honestly, I do not know what happens after that, but I think that, if he is serious, he should push the effort).

[rhett o rick]

12. And then what's the second 5 min vote for? And thanks. nm

[Mass]

13. For the initial bill. I guess the motion failed.

[rhett o rick]

14. Was it close? Does this mean the Dems dont have enough Repubs to pass a clean CR? nm

[Mass]

15. I do not know, the bill is not posted yet, but for your second question, it would seem so.

Unless, of course, Boehner decides to put it on the floor himself (one can dream)

[Arkana]

5. Now this would be how many? 16-17?

[rhett o rick]

7. It doesnt matter unless they are willing to sign the Discharge Petition. nm

[Paula Sims]

16. And so it begins. . .

Vets and govn't workers have long memories --at least 13 months' worth.

[JimDandy]

17. His offices in Colorado were being picketed by lots of people

mad about his vote on the shutdown. When you're in danger of bing primaried, you'd BETTER change course.

[Left Coast2020]

18. I thought someone said on MSNBC last week they knew 218 was there.

And that was apparently from someone "secretly" counting votes. I guess they want to vote when the T-party a-holes are taking a nap or something.

[allan01]

19. what is clean cr

do not know clean cr.
please contact me via pm. thanks

[freshwest]

20. He flip flopped. Let's hope he follows through!

[blkmusclmachine]

22. Boner will never allow a vote.

Arrest Boner now!