John Boehner Didn’t Have Votes to Get Re-Elected as Speaker

[txradioguy]

Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot Radio spoke to Florida Republican Congressman Ted S. Yoho, a serious voice for conservatives who believe in limited government, fiscal conservatism, personal responsibility, and free enterprise.

Speaking to Breitbart’s senior investigative political reporter Matthew Boyle, Yoho explained why he signed on as a co-sponsor to Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)

bid to unseat Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)

Yoho said that Boehner spends too much time retaliating against conservatives and has let Obama basically get whatever he wants.

Yoho confirmed that a vote to keep Boehner as the speaker of the House was postponed last week — because Boehner was having difficulty whipping enough votes to get re-elected as the leader in the House.

Meadows’ resolution hatched a couple months ago when he was  kicked off his committee post on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Meadows, Yoho and others had voted against Boehner in a procedural vote that would have allowed consideration of a measure to grant President Barack Obama so-called “fast track” authority in trade negotiations.

Moreover, Yoho complained that the measures taken by Boehner to repeal Obamacare are symbolic, and that the speaker has not seriously offered a replacement despite the house voting 47 times to repeal it.

On May 3, appearing on Face the Nation, host Chuck Todd asked the speaker if he has a replacement for the much-maligned healthcare act. Boehner responded, “Not yet.”

Yoho argues Boehners statement “was not factual” and that there have been replacements available for four years. Yoho pointed out that Georgia Congressman Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), M.D. introduced H.R. 2300, the Empowering Patients First Act, that fully repeals Obamacare  — but that Boehner turned his back on bill, among others.

oyle brought up the point that the Republican establishment told voters that “if we had the majority in the House and the Senate we could get good things done. Now after four years of a majority in the house and eight months of majority rule by the Republicans in the senate as well, have we seen any progress?”

Yoho acknowledged some positive gains, but said that, generally, leadership is timid and often chooses not to propose bills in fear that they will be blocked by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)

and the Democrats. He is disappointed that come September, Congress will be dealing with increasing the national debt limits and fears Republicans — once again — won’t have the backbone to ban raising the debt ceiling.

Boyle said, quoting Rep. Meadows from an earlier interview he had with him, that it seems like “we are living crisis to crisis.” Boyle asked Yoho: Shouldn’t we have dealt more seriously with the debt ceiling by now and have more of a strategy for instance in defunding Planned Parenthood, based on the recent trove of videos depicting baby body part sales?

Yoho said that there were several bills proposed to vote on to defund Planned Parenthood, but leadership decided to go on recess instead.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/08/02/exclusive-ted-yoho-confirms-john-boehner-didnt-have-votes-to-get-re-elected-as-speaker/

[libertybele]

There has been an order for the media to stop showing the Planned Parenthood videos and with the GOP taking a recess it is just another indication that they will cave to the DEMS on this issue just like they have on every other issue.  Because we have another do-nothing RINO Congress yet again, I don't look for the GOP to maintain their majority in the Senate and I see their chances of taking the White House as slim. IMHO, if we lose both, this country is done.  It's over.

[Lacarnut]

Bonehead and McConnell should change parties. One is a lap dog for Obama and the other is too chickenshit to vote against Planned Parenthood.

Trump for 2016   

[Fourwinds]

Bonehead and McConnell should change parties. One is a lap dog for Obama and the other is too chickenshit to vote against Planned Parenthood.

Trump for 2016

It has been a long held belief of mine that those like Boehner and McConnell are in fact liberals who have either always been that way or were turned at some point in their careers. Of all the shady crap leftists are capable of pulling, a group of undercover operatives occupying the opposite side of the aisle isn't really that hard to picture.

[The Stranger]

Totally agree these two are turncoats and should be given the boot. Only problem is their are many many RINO'S to overcome.
I am proud to have supported Meadows as my Congressman!!!!

[a777pilot]

There is no reason to not have a compromise and skilled Speaker with a proven track record of getting things done.  I would suggest Newt Gingrich as Speaker.  There are no legal impediments to that being a reality.

Just thought I would float the idea.

[wasp69]

There is no reason to not have a compromise and skilled Speaker with a proven track record of getting things done.  I would suggest Newt Gingrich as Speaker.  There are no legal impediments to that being a reality.

Just thought I would float the idea.

Been there, done that, watched him cave to Clinton and the media.  No thanks.

[The Stranger]

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