The ‘moderate’ Republicans ARE in a BAD place…
(There isn’t a LOT of them)
They are watching their parties RightWingNuts run the entire House’s dealing with gwetting ANYTHING passed in the chamber…
THAT is NOT in their interest back home….
They would be alright with cutting a deal with Democrats in the House and Senate to get bills pasted that would stop a Government shutdown…Something the WingNuts seem deaf to….
Make no mistake…
This IS a bare knuckle internal political fight within the Grand ole Party…..
GOP lawmakers COULD lose their jobs as a result of these moves which would be right for the government and country….
A small but significant number of moderate GOP lawmakers are plotting a path toward potentially working with Democrats to fund the government past Sept. 30 and combat a shutdown.
At least three Republicans — Reps. Mike Lawler (N.Y.), Don Bacon (Neb.) and Brian Fitzpatrick(Pa.) — have expressed an openness to joining Democrats in signing a discharge petition, a mechanism to force a vote on a measure against the wishes of the Speaker.
Four members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus introduced a bill Friday that reflects the group’s framework for a short-term stopgap funding measure. Fitzpatrick suggested Sunday that lawmakers could use a discharge petition to compel a vote on that legislation.
Five Republicans would need to join their party’s leaders in order to force action with Democrats.
Members of two other centrist blocs — the Republican Governance Group and New Democrat Coalition — have also been in touch about other ways to keep the government open, including through a continuing resolution, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
Signing an opposing party’s discharge petition would be an act of political mutiny, so the increased public conversation — and support — surrounding the break-the-glass option underscores the pressure lawmakers are under as they race to prevent an end-of-month shutdown after the House GOP flailed on multiple spending fronts last week.
“We’re going to do whatever it takes to get that bill on the floor,”….