Yahoo News: Can Mitch McConnell keep his ‘No government shutdowns’ promise? - "congressional conservatives today are itching for a fight over Obama’s expected executive order on immigration" (Right, they are not trying to respond to the decades-long frustrated voter majority opinion on amnesties. They are just "itching for a fight.")

Can Mitch McConnell keep his ‘No government shutdowns’ promise?


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"The only people who have ever threatened a government shutdown have been President Obama and [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid,” said Cruz, the Texas Republican who is widely regarded as the mastermind of the GOP’s 2013 government-shutdown strategy. “They forced a government shutdown last year. Nobody on the Republican side wants to see a government shutdown,” he said.

Moments after Cruz spoke, McConnell held a press conference on the other side of the chamber to celebrate his election as leader. “We will not be shutting the government down or threatening to default on the federal debt,” he declared, repeating a promise he’d made at his victory press conference after his re-election.

McConnell’s promise, however, is easier said than kept. And Cruz’s remarks underscore why. ...

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