House Republicans Who Support A Clean Funding Bill: 1. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.): “Im prepared to vote for a clean [continuing resolution].” [The Huffington Post, 9/29/13] 2. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.): King thinks House Republicans would prefer to avoid a shutdown and said he will only vote for a clean continuing resolution to fund the government, according to the National Review Online. [NRO, 9/30/13] 3. Rep. Pat Meehan (R-Pa.): “At this point, I believe it’s time for the House to vote for a clean, short-term funding bill to bring the Senate to the table and negotiate a responsible compromise.” [Press Release, 10/1/13] 4. Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.): “Time for a clean [continuing resolution].” [Official Twitter, 10/1/13] 5. Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.): “Enough is enough. Put a clean [continuing resolution] on the floor and let’s get on with the business we were sent to do. [Burlington County Times, 10/1/13] 6. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.): A Fitzpatrick aide tells the Philadelphia Inquirer the congressman would support a clean funding bill if it came up for a vote. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/1/13] 7. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.): A Wolf aide told The Hill that he agrees with fellow Virginia Rep. Scott Rigell (R) that its time for a clean continuing resolution. [The Hill, 10/1/13] 8. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.): A Grimm aide told The Huffington Post that the congressman supports a clean continuing resolution. [10/1/13]. 9. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.): A local news anchor in Minnesota tweeted that Paulsen told him he would vote for a clean resolution if given the chance. [Blake McCoy Tweet, 10/1/13] 10. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.): A constituent of Wittmans sent The Huffington Post an email she got from the congressman indicating he would vote for a clean funding bill but hasnt had an opportunity to do so at this point. [10/1/13] 11. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.): LoBiondo told The Press of Atlantic City hell support whatever gets a successful conclusion to the shutdown and a clean funding bill is one of those options. [The Press of Atlantic City, 10/1/13] 12. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho): Simpson told a Roll Call reporter, Id vote for a clean CR because I dont think this is a strategy that works. [Daniel Newhauser Tweet, 10/1/13] 13. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.): The congressman issued a statement saying he would vote in favor of a so-called clean budget bill. [Office of Rep. Jim Gerlach, 10/2/13]. 14. Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.): Young told Tampa Bay Times reporter Alex Leary that hes ready to vote for a clean funding bill. The politics should be over, he said. Its time to legislate. [Alex Leary Tweet, 10/2/13] 15. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.): The congressman told Miami Herald reporter Marc Caputo that he would vote for a clean funding bill, provided it has the same funding levels contained in the Senate-passed bill. [The Miami Herald, 10/2/13] 16. Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.): I would take a clean (continuing resolution). [Observer-Dispatch, 10/2/13] 17. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.): A Davis constituent told HuffPost that a Davis aide told him Wednesday, verbatim: Congressman Davis is prepared to vote yes on a clean CR. Asked for comment, Davis spokesman Andrew Flach would not rule it out, saying that Davis isnt going to speculate on what bills may come up and will continue to vote for proposals brought to the floor that will fund the federal government. [10/2/13] 18. Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.): Asked on Twitter if he would support a clean funding bill if it came up for a vote, Griffin tweeted, sure. Ive already said i would support. [Official Twitter, 10/2/13]. 19. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska): Shannyn Moore, a well-known radio host and blogger in Alaska, says an aide in Youngs office told her the congressman would vote for a clean CR. One of Youngs constituents also told HuffPost that aides in the congressmans D.C. and Juneau offices both said he would support a clean CR. Youngs office did not respond to a request for comment from HuffPost. [Shannyn Moore tweet, 10/4/13] 20. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash): I will continue to vote for any legislation that keeps the federal government open. [Press Release, 10/4/13] 21. Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.): Ross said in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed that he would vote for a continuing resolution that funds the government at sequestration levels for one year, otherwise known as a clean CR. [Tampa Bay Times, 10/7/13] 22. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.): Keith Merckx, a reporter for Radio Oklahoma, provided HuffPost with an audio file from an Oct. 1 interview he did with Cole, in which the congressman said, Lets pass whats called a clean continuing resolution. Ill certainly support that if its put on the floor. [Radio Oklahoma, 10/7/13] 23. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.): I will argue before my colleagues in the House that we need to pass a clean spending bill to immediately reopen the government. [The Denver Post, 10/8/13] 24. Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.): I wish we would pass a clean CR. [MSNBC, 10/8/2013] 25. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.): During an interview with CNNs Wolf Blitzer, Issa said, Ill vote for a clean CR. [CNN, 10/15/13]
Posted on: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:16:05 +0000
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