Second Republican Congressman Comes Out Against Boehner
Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie became the second Republican to publicly oppose John Boehner for re-election as speaker of the House, releasing a statement on Saturday listing four grievances with the Ohio Republican and other GOP House leaders.
“On January 6th, 2015, I will vote for a new Speaker who will consistently articulate a constitutional vision for America and facilitate an inclusive and orderly legislative process that allows Congress to truly reflect the will of the people,” Massie said in a press release.Massie’s announcement comes a day after Oklahoma Rep. Jim Bridenstine publicly opposed Boehner and is part of a mounting effort to prevent Boehner from winning a majority vote, thus convincing him to drop out of the speaker race.
“I watched House leadership schedule a fiscal crisis in a lame duck session on the last legislative day before Christmas to get maximum leverage over rank and file members,” said Massie, who was elected to the House in 2012 and represents a district in northern Kentucky.
Leadership also misled members “into thinking that a vote on an unpopular bill was postponed, only to then conduct a rushed voice vote on the $10 billion unfunded spending measure with fewer than a dozen members present,” Massie stated, referring to the so-called Cromnibus spending bill.
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edmeyer_able January 4th, 2015 at 07:17
Not sure where this stands right now but with his holdings in tar sands oil I don’t understand how he can vote on the XL pipeline w/a clear conscience.
John Boehner is Under Federal Investigation for Campaign Finance Violations http://www.politicususa.com/2013/09/12/john-boehner-federal-investigation-campaign-finance-violations.html … via @politicususa
rg9rts January 4th, 2015 at 07:58
clear conscience=gopee oxymoron
edmeyer_able January 4th, 2015 at 08:41
Don’t worry they sleep well at night even when cutting benefits to the poor and shifting the tax burden to whats left of the middle class.
rg9rts January 4th, 2015 at 11:13
Wait..just wait…
edmeyer_able January 4th, 2015 at 08:17
Not sure where this stands right now but with his holdings in tar sands oil I don’t understand how he can vote on the XL pipeline w/a clear conscience.
John Boehner is Under Federal Investigation for Campaign Finance Violations http://www.politicususa.com/2013/09/12/john-boehner-federal-investigation-campaign-finance-violations.html … via @politicususa
rg9rts January 4th, 2015 at 08:58
clear conscience=gopee oxymoron
edmeyer_able January 4th, 2015 at 09:41
Don’t worry they sleep well at night even when cutting benefits to the poor and shifting the tax burden to whats left of the middle class.
rg9rts January 4th, 2015 at 12:13
Wait..just wait…
Hirightnow January 4th, 2015 at 07:47
You shouldn’t change hyper-partisan alcoholics in mid-stream.
Hirightnow January 4th, 2015 at 08:47
You shouldn’t change hyper-partisan alcoholics in mid-stream.
rg9rts January 4th, 2015 at 07:57
Whats wrong with Boner?? He led the house to 50+ repeals of the ACA and did nothing else except work on his tan
rg9rts January 4th, 2015 at 08:57
Whats wrong with Boner?? He led the house to 50+ repeals of the ACA and did nothing else except work on his tan
Candide Thirtythree January 5th, 2015 at 02:31
“I watched House leadership schedule a fiscal crisis in a lame duck
session on the last legislative day before Christmas to get maximum
leverage over rank and file members,”
That is the exact same thing that Bush and his republican cronies did to try and kill the post office. They did it to stuff their stock portfolios of Fed-Ex stock. It didn’t work but that is what they did.
Candide Thirtythree January 5th, 2015 at 03:31
“I watched House leadership schedule a fiscal crisis in a lame duck
session on the last legislative day before Christmas to get maximum
leverage over rank and file members,”
That is the exact same thing that Bush and his republican cronies did to try and kill the post office. They did it to stuff their stock portfolios of Fed-Ex stock. It didn’t work but that is what they did.