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1/5/15, "Exclusive—Boehner, McCarthy, Scalise to All Republicans on All Bills: Pass Them to Find Out What’s in Them," Breitbart, Matthew Boyle
"Two top deputies to Speaker John Boehner defended on his behalf the
tactic of forcing members to vote on legislation they haven’t yet read
in Monday evening’s more than two-hour-long conference meeting of
Republican members, one of the members challenging Boehner for Speaker
told Breitbart News exclusively.
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), a candidate joining Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
to challenge Boehner for Speaker on Tuesday, told Breitbart News that he
stood up and offered in conference that Republicans should not vote on
legislation without having 72 hours to read it at a minimum. But Yoho
was met with fierce opposition from both House Majority Leader Kevin
McCarthy and Majority Whip Steve Scalise.
"It got turned down. Mr. Scalise and Mr. McCarthy talked
against it so it would cripple our hand, because they have to do these
things short notice. But to me, that’s a lack of leadership, and that’s
the whole reason we have to do what we’re doing in the House—that’s a
perfect example. The argument was, well, if the bill came out with
language on Tuesday at 9 o’clock at night, that would mean we would have
to stay here until Friday to vote on it. Why not stay here until next
week and give members more than two or three days to read a bill? These
things—they’re ridiculous. The American people expect and deserve better
from us, and they deserve better, and that’s why we need different
leadership."
When asked about how this relates to what former Speaker Nancy Pelosi
infamously said about Obamacare—that members had to pass it to find out
what is in it—Yoho said there is no difference between Pelosi’s or
Boehner’s tactics, and every member who votes for Boehner on Tuesday
will be voting for less transparency that has been happening under the
status quo in Washington.
“I don’t see any difference in that, no,” Yoho said of comparisons between Pelosi and Boehner speakership tactics.
Yoho also said that he thinks there are enough members voting against Boehner to kick the speakership vote to a second ballot.
“I think you’ll see enough,” Yoho said. “We have another one who came
out tonight—Curt Clawson of Florida. The phone lines are burning up
with people thanking him, as mine have. We got hundreds of calls tonight
just thanking us.”
They need 29 members total voting against Boehner to get there, and
right now, there are 10 who publicly have pledged they will vote against
him—and many more who campaigned on it but haven’t since reaffirmed
their pledges. Grassroots opposition to Boehner has poured into
Congress, and the Capitol Hill switchboard has been busy all day Monday." via Free Rep.
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