Deal or not, Dems expect Boehner to cave
Just dont call it a deal.
House Democrats on Monday said they expect Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to bring a clean Homeland Security bill to the floor this week, effectively ending the fight over funding for President Obamas executive actions on immigration.
Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.), the House Democratic whip, said he is confident that a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through September will soon reach the floor.
Pressed by reporters, Hoyer refused to say whether Boehner had promised a vote on the clean bill in exchange for the Democratic votes that averted a partial government shutdown on Friday night.
Why do you think the Democrats voted for a one-week [bill] when we just, almost in a united fashion, voted against a three-week [bill]? he said.
Speculation about a deal has been running rampant since Democrats made the surprise move to back legislation funding the DHS for one week after insisting that short-term bills were unacceptable.
Their reversal had many people believing an agreement was struck, despite repeated denials from GOP leaders and their aides.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested Friday that she had been given assurances the House would vote on a clean bill to fund the department without provisions on immigration.
Your vote tonight will assure that we will vote for full funding next week, she wrote in a letter to the House Democratic Caucus.
Asked Monday why Boehner is denying there was an agreement, Pelosi played coy.
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Deal or not, Dems expect Boehner to cave