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He added: “We’ve been fighting — the House has voted now 33 times to defund, repeal and change Obamacare.”
Theoretically Boehner could enlist Democratic support and pass a continuing resolution. But he has been resistant to passing legislation without buy-in from his conservative rank and file members, for fear of establishing a rift that could spark a rebellion against him.
If House GOP leadership sides with their right-wing members, Senate Democrats will blame Republicans for using the appropriations process to make outrageous demands. The history of these battles suggests the public tends to punish the GOP in the polls, which even arch-conservative Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) has expressed concern over.
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