Boehner To Tea Party: ‘We Can’t Impose Our Will’ On Democrats
From TPM:
At his weekly Capitol press conference Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said he’s still pushing to maximize spending cuts and limitations. But he hopes to reach agreement with Senate Democrats and the White House before funding runs out on April 8 and the government shuts down.
That isn’t sitting well with conservative members and Tea Party activists. Now his message to them is mellowing a bit.
“We can’t impose our will on another body,” Boehner said. “We can’t impose our will on the Senate. All we can do is to fight for all of the spending cuts that we can get an agreement to and the spending limitations as well.”
That’s not to say he’s happy about having to cut a deal. Asked how willing he is to cut a middle path and pass a spending bill with a coalition of Democrats and Republicans, a resigned Boehner said simply, “not very interested.”