“The government will shut down in just eight days unless Congress acts, and Republican lawmakers and aides in and around leadership fear their two-step government-funding plan cannot pass without help — from Nancy Pelosi,” Politico reports.
“At the beginning of the day, GOP leadership thought they had it all figured out. They’d give conservatives a separate bill to direct their anger at President Obama over his executive action on immigration, then vote separately to fund most of the government for a year.”
“But as key leadership aides and lawmakers circled the House floor Tuesday afternoon, they encountered unexpected ‘headwinds,’ several sources said. Hardline conservatives who have caused problems for leaders for years were not falling in line. These conservatives estimate their ranks are 30 to 40, enough to derail a vote.”
