After Big Promises, House GOP Facing Reality of Not Passing Budget, and Backlash

Few people in Washington think House Republicans this year will complete a budget . . .

Republicans have batted around dozens of ideas. They’ve conducted closed door meetings. Entertained options. And still, House Republicans aren’t much closer to solving the budget riddle than they were when conversations began over the winter.

“The leadership has been on a listening tour for three months,” said Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va. “We have to go back to constituents and say we made up for the crap sandwich. Made up for the barn cleaning.”

What Brat refers to is a plan President Obama forged last fall with then-House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to “clean the barn” for the next speaker.

Both houses of Congress approved the package, and Obama signed it into law. Only 79 House GOPers voted in favor of the measure in late October — including new House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (Read more from “After Big Promises, House GOP Facing Reality of Not Passing Budget, and Backlash” HERE)

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