YES Republicans do own this shut down. According to the House Clerk, there are at present 232 Republicans, 200 Democrats, and 3 vacancies. That means if just 17 Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for a clean C.R. (continuing resolution), a majority of the House would have prevailed, the shutdown would end, and likely the more serious problem – voting to raise the US debt limit before the Oct. 17 deadline – could be solved as well. But so far, Speaker John Boehner has not allowed that to happen.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 21:40:51 +0000
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