Key Losses For The Conservative Base First, GOP lawmakers ignored complaints from conservative groups when they passed a 2014 appropriations bill this month that raised spending above previously set levels. Then, before leaving town Wednesday morning for their retreat on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, they passed a compromise farm bill that abandoned conservatives’ effort to make deep cuts in food stamps. Now come reports that the Republicans will abandon plans to fight over the next debt-limit increase. In addition, House GOP leaders will reportedly outline immigration legislation at the retreat that includes a path to legal status for illegal immigrants…. The problem for Republicans is that the people who brought them to power didn’t ask for consensus and smooth processes. - Dana Milbank
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 08:40:07 +0000
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