House GOP leaders urged unity at a Tuesday morning conference meeting. When they meet again this evening, leaders will be scrambling to explain away a suspect scoring from the Congressional Budget Office, which could scare away a number of undecided votes. Boehner’s office says a re-write of the legislation is underway.
Meanwhile, here’s the latest whip count. House Republicans need less than 25 defections if they hope to pass the bill without any Democratic support:
Confirmed NO:
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio), RSC chair
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Rep. Tom Graves (R., Ga.)
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Rep. Louis Gohmert (R., Texas)
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R., Utah)
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Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R., Kan.)
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Rep. Jeff Landry (R., La.)
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Rep. Dennis Ross (R., Fla.)
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Rep. Joe Walsh (R., Ill.)
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Rep. Phil Gingrey (R., Ga.)
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Rep. Paul Broun (R., Ga.)
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Rep. Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.)
Leaning NO:
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Rep. Trey Gowdy (R., S.C.)
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Rep. Steve King (R., Iowa)
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Rep. Tom Rooney (R., Fla.)
Presumed NO (voted against “Cut, Cap and Balance”):
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Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas)
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.)
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Rep. Francisco Canseco (R., Texas)
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Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R., Tenn.)
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Rep. Morgan Griffith (R., Va.)
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Rep. Walter Jones (R., N.C.)
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Rep. Connie Mack (R., Fla.)
Total NO count: 21
Members who are “still considering”:
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Rep. Scott Garrett (R., N.J.), member of RSC leadership
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Rep. Mike Pence (R., Ind.)
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Rep. Bill Huizenga (R., Mich.)
Possible YES Democrats (supported “Cut, Cap and Balance”):
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Rep. Dan Boren (D., Okla.) is a “no comment.”
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Rep. Jim Cooper (D., Tenn.) ?
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Rep. Jim Matheson (D., Utah) ?
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Rep. Mike McIntyre (D., N.C.) ?
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Rep. Heath Shuler (D., N.C.) is a “no.”
Senate Republican NO’s:
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Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.)
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Sen. Jim DeMint (R., S.C.)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.)
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Sen. David Vitter (R., La.)
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Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah)
Note: Rep. Devin Nunes (R., Calif.), a “yes” vote who is close to leadership, sounded fairly optimistic that the Boehner plan could pass the House, telling reporters that the whip count “is getting close.” He seemed concerned however, when someone mentioned the number of GOP defections in the Senate.
What is Lindsay Graham's excuse? And who is primarying him in 2014?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseRep John Campbell (R-CA) said he's a No on the Hugh Hewitt Show.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIf Lindsey Graham is for it, I'm against it.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIf Obama were willing to sign the Boehner plan (or allow it to pass the Senate), why would he have given an entire prime time speech whose only purpose could have possibly been to position himself for after Auguest 2nd? If Obama was thinking about signing the Boehner bill if all else failed, wouldn't he have either not done a press conference, or done a press conference endorsing the Boehner bill (to get conservatives to kill it in the House so he wouldn't have to sign it)?
All of Obama's actions indicate so far that Obama is planning (if the House doesn't compromise) on blaming the Republicans for a government/entitlement shutdown all the way to 2012. If this is the case, then Republicans are simply walking into his trap.
So my question is: for Republicans who think the Boehner bill is the answer, do you think this because
a) Obama will cave in the end
or
b) Republicans will win the post-August-2nd fallout?
If the answer is a), how do you explain a press conference that was clearly just for political positioning (when an alternative course of action would have been MUCH more consistent with preparing to cave)?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIf Boehner's plan passes the House and the GOP senatewh&res help defeat it in the senate, does anyone really think they will be lauded on their principles? Or is it more likely that obama will say they are the cause of the "default".
And might I ask, where do the senatewh%res stand on the McConnell plan? If they don't like that, what do they have in mind besides running to the mics and getting air time?
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse*sarcasm*
The Senate? What's that?!? I thought Republicans were in charge!
Next time, after they lose control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, Republicans will extract huge concessions from a Democratic President by using their ability to filibuster necessary defense spending in the middle of a war in order to extract involuntary Democratic votes for tax cuts. You see, Republicans are always in charge. They don't actually need to, you know, win elections. :)
*end sarcasm*
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe ''no'' voters are political idiots who for some unknown reason want to re-elect Obama, give back the House and remain the Senate minority. That will be the result of a default.
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