Rep John Fleming (La) said sentiment in GOP mtg now is to pass senate bill as is, maybe with mostly Dem votes. Realize they're beat
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Daniel Newhauser (@dnewhauser) January 01, 2013Not good news for fiscal conservatives hoping that House Republicans will amend and send back the massive tax hike/puny spending cut Senate bill.
The GOP are now the 1930's French. MT @dnewhauser Rep Fleming (La) said sentiment in GOP mtg is to pass senate bill…Realize they're beat—
(@TraderRLH) January 01, 2013
GOP SENTIMENT: Conserv. Rep. Fleming told a bunch of us he thought sentiment was leaning toward allowing vote on cliff deal w/out amndmnt—
Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDCNN) January 01, 2013
MT @SabrinaSiddiqui: Rep. Fleming says there IS division btw Boehner/Cantor – Boehner would vote for bill w/o amendment, Cantor wouldn't.—
jennifer bendery (@jbendery) January 01, 2013
Where is your courage? RT @russellberman: Boehner told members "there's risk" in killing Senate bill by amending it, Fleming said—
Richard Saunders (@organicdemocrat) January 01, 2013
if even the right wingers aren't on board, then the amendment path fails. Fleming, Labrador, others say they are against it.—
Jonathan Strong (@j_strong) January 01, 2013
Several GOP lawmakers indicated that if their only vote was on the fiscal cliff deal, they would likely vote aye—
Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 01, 2013
@jamiedupree Folding like a lawn chair…#FiscalFail—
Kevin Ryan (@KevinJRyan0) January 01, 2013
Yes, we need to name names:
@jamiedupree start naming them so we can contact and let em know how we feel about that.—
Tom Myrvold (@TomMyrvold) January 01, 2013
We want this member’s name. So voters can get him/her “out of there”…permanently:
but maybe everyone is just ready to go home, doesn't care. One Mbr told me: "I'm not commenting, I just want to get out of here."—
Jonathan Strong (@j_strong) January 01, 2013
More from the Washington editor at Bloomberg News:
Rep. Fleming says Boehner will support Senate budget bill without amendments—
Cesca Antonelli (@CescaAntonelli) January 02, 2013
Fleming on spending cuts: "They're unlikely to take it up. I think it'll be a waste of time" @rtiron—
Cesca Antonelli (@CescaAntonelli) January 02, 2013
And GOP Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina confirms the cave:
Mick Mulvaney guesses house will vote on Senate fiscal cliff aversion without amendment.—
Lauren Michelle Fox (@FoxReports) January 02, 2013
Update: The House officially went into recess at 7:15pm Eastern time. They may be back and up until 2am. Or not.
7:15:35pm – The House recessed. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair. bit.ly/HFloor—
U.S. House Floor (@HouseFloor) January 02, 2013
Most members I've spoken to don't think there are 217 #GOP votes for amended #fiscalcliff bill being whipped. We'll see.—
Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) January 01, 2013
Most members I've spoken to don't think there are 217 #GOP votes for amended #fiscalcliff bill being whipped. We'll see.—
Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) January 01, 2013
Update: Yet more word from another GOP congressman that the House will swallow the crap sandwich without amendments:
Rep. Murphy (R-PA) states on CNN that up or down vote on Senate bill as written will take place tonight in House w/o amendments—
Charles Jeter (@Jeter4NC92) January 02, 2013
. @RepTimMurphy on CNN predicting House will pass the Senate #fiscalcliff plan w/o amendments. @WPXI @WJACTV—
Patrick Terpstra (@PatrickTerpstra) January 02, 2013
…and another GOP source signals defeat on the amendment effort:
House GOP source: "Hearing only vote tonight on fiscal cliff will be up or down vote on the Senate bill." Which would mean no amendment vote—
Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) January 02, 2013
Sigh:
#FiscalCliff: House Repubs are in triage mode now. Leadership will clear some locally vulnerable members to vote yay to amend & nay on bill.—
Dan Alpert (@DanielAlpert) January 02, 2013
Awww. They’re “tired.”
GOP House aide predicting passage of Senate bill: "Members seem tired and ready to go home."—
Joseph Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) January 02, 2013
Put a fork in it:
GOP leadership aide tells me they will vote on the Clean Senate-passed #FiscalCliff deal. Not amending the bill w/ more spending cuts.—
John R Parkinson (@jparkABC) January 02, 2013
House will vote on Senate passed #fiscalcliff deal, no changes. Final passage could happen around 10p, per @jparkABC.—
Karen Travers (@karentravers) January 02, 2013
House will vote on Senate bill on the #fiscalcliff without amendments at 9 p.m. ET, GOP aide says. on.cnn.com/UjwDVR—
CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 02, 2013
