Boehner and the Debt Ceiling Vote
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From the Left
With Debt Ceiling Vote, Boehner Blunts G.O.P. InfightingOn Tuesday morning, after extended discussions of political fund-raising at the Capitol Hill Club, Speaker John A. Boehner stood to change the subject. He then told his House Republican troops that he would put to a vote a measure to raise the government’s borrowing limit, without preconditions.
After what one member described as “stunned silence,” the speaker quipped, “I’m getting this monkey off your back, and you’re not going to even clap?”
From the Right
Peter King: Boehner Was 'Real Leader' on Debt VoteHouse Speaker John Boehner showed he was a "real leader" by pushing through a vote on a clean debt ceiling bill, Rep. Peter King said Wednesday.
"He was a real leader," the New York Republican told MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "I stand by what John Boehner did."
With narrow Republican support, the House on Tuesday approved a debt ceiling increase without conditions. The bill allowed an extension of the federal government's borrowing authority for one year. Conservative groups immediately criticized the move, contending it was a missed opportunity to cut spending....
From the Center
GOP Backs Off Fight on Debt LimitThe House on Tuesday approved a bill to extend the federal government's borrowing authority with no strings attached, after Republican leaders dropped all policy demands to avoid a market-rattling confrontation in an election year.
The measure, which would suspend the debt limit and allow the government to borrow until March 16, 2015, marked a retreat from efforts by House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) to require any debt-ce
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