Government Shutdown 2013


Speaker Boehner Supports Bipartisan Bill

Speaker Boehner has released a statement indicating his support for the Senate’s bipartisan bill that would end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling. However, he does say that the House will continue to fight Obamacare. “The House has fought with everything it has to convince the president of […]


Boehner Statement on House Piecemeal Success

“Republicans continue to listen to the American people and take steps to keep critical parts of the government running.   There’s nothing ‘piecemeal’ about making sure Americans have access to all of their national parks, or continuing life-saving cancer research.   Instead of threatening to veto these bills as part of a […]


The GOP Moderates’ “Revolt” Explained

Today, news broke out that moderate House Republicans were planning to gather votes against a procedural measure that would add a delay of Obamacare’s individual mandate for a year. This was considered the last stand of the House Republicans to keep the government open. However, anything against Obamacare has no […]