Boehner Faces GOP Rebellion

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Boehner Faces GOP Rebellion
House Speaker John Boehner "faced a growing rebellion Tuesday among conservative Republicans, putting at risk his proposal for raising the borrowing limit, less than a week before a possible government default," the Wall Street Journal reports.

"Boehner's problems were compounded late Tuesday when the Congressional Budget Office said his plan, which was intended to initially cut $1.2 trillion in spending over 10 years and raise the debt limit by $900 billion, would actually only cut $850 billion. That forced him to begin rewriting the bill because it appears not to meet his own demand that any debt-limit increase be matched by spending cuts of equal or greater value."

As a result, Republicans delayed the vote on the plan, originally scheduled for Wednesday, to either Thursday or Friday, according to the Washington Post.

Roll Call: "Part of the problem for Boehner is that he and his leadership team have never taken a strong-arm approach, and many conservatives did not appear to be moved by their sudden reliance on traditional hardball tactics."

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