Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in spite of Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) “seismic” exit, Democrats are committed to preventing the Republicans from shutting down the government again.
Pelosi said, “With all due respect to the Speaker and his announcement, we still have to stop their actions in shutting down government. The opportunity for a clean continuing resolution is an absolute necessity.”
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Morning. Good morning. Not the morning we thought it would be, but nonetheless, here we are: the Speaker announcing his resignation. The resignation of the Speaker is a stark indication of the disarray of the House Republicans. It is a demonstration of their obsession with shutting down government at the expense of women’s health and a sign of the failure of the House Republicans to be willing to engage in dialogue for the good of the American people and for us to move forward.
This resignation, as significant as it is – and it’s seismic for the House – does not undermine or diminish the afterglow of His Holiness Pope Francis’ visit to the Congress yesterday...
With all due respect to the Speaker and his announcement, we still have to stop their actions in shutting down government. The opportunity for a clean continuing resolution is an absolute necessity. We hope that it will be done in a timely and dialogue‑oriented respect for other opinions – again, in the spirit of Francis way, and we look forward to seeing what comes next. But we had been on a path that enabled the Republican Caucus to work its will, the House to work its will, and the Congress to work its will to keep government open so that we can move forward for the American people.
But, again, the disarray among the House Republicans, their obsession with shutting down government at the expense of women’s health, needs to be reckoned with and recognized.
Speaker Boehner’s exit was “seismic” historically — how often is a leader shoved out of office due to the extremists in their own party?
Speakers can come and go, but Democrats aren’t going to allow Republicans to shut down the government.
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