After conservatives lawmakers in the House rejected his push on Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security for an additional three weeks — instead passing just a oneweek extension — House speaker John Boehner conceded that the chamber is “a rambunctious place.”
Speaking to CBS’s John Dickerson, Boehner wouldn’t admit that some lawmakers undermined him when — worried he may cave in to President Obama’s unilateral amnesty — they revolted against his strategy to provide a long-term funding source to DHS.
“It’s the House of Representatives,” hes said. “The House is a rambunctious place. We have 435 members. A lot of members have a lot of different ideas about what we should and shouldn’t be doing.”
When asked if he could lead those members, Boehner replied, “I think so. I think so. I’m not going to suggest it’s easy, because it’s not.”
The speaker suggested it’s “the frustration of the country” with Obama’s policies — not his own leadership — that has caused the frustration of many GOP lawmakers.
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