The U.S. House passed a two-year bipartisan budget deal late Thursday that would avert another government shutdown. The bill now goes to the Senate, which is expected to vote on the measure next week, and has a relatively clear path to the president’s desk.
The bill pass by a vote of 332-94 (Roll Call Below) without honoring the Hastert rule, which was not surprising considering comments made by Speaker Boehner over the last two days. The Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), criticized conservative groups who he claimed was using the American people for their own ends.
Today Boehner said that one must “wonder about the credibility of these groups,” when they oppose a bill that they “never even read.” House Republican leadership has made clear that avoiding another shutdown, and compromising on areas that there is common ground between Democrats, is more important than budget battles.
“Frankly, I think they’re misleading their followers,” Boehner said at a press conference. “I think they’re pushing our members into places where they don’t want to be. And frankly, I just think that they’ve lost all credibility.”
The attacks from Boehner is a new posture taken by the House Speaker, who typically attempts to juggle an insurgent member coalition with pragmatic Republicans, who are seen as soft on big government.
“You know, one of them, they pushed us into the fight to defund ObamaCare and shut down the government,” he said.
FreedomWorks, among the groups that oppose the current budget bill, shot back at the House speaker again on Thursday.
“Speaker Boehner may not care about what fiscally conservative groups do, but grassroots Americans still care about what he’s doing in Washington,” FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe said in a statement. “When it comes to ‘credibility,’ actions speak louder than words. And right now, it looks like the Speaker is leading the charge for spending increases and recruiting Democrat votes in the House to help get it done.”
(Read More: Poll: Latest Budget Deal News Not What Americans Want To Hear)
Though the measure is expected to pass the Senate, some senators have expressed opinions of the deal that are more in line with Kibbe.
Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who is the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, said that “much of the spending increase in this deal has been justified by increased fees and new revenue. In other words, it’s a fee increase to fuel a spending increase, rather than reducing deficits.”
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H J RES 59 RECORDED VOTE 12-Dec-2013 6:25 PM
QUESTION: On Motion to Recede and Concur in the Senate Amendment with Amendment
BILL TITLE: Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes
| AYES | NOES | PRES | NV | |
| REPUBLICAN | 169 | 62 | 1 | |
| DEMOCRATIC | 163 | 32 | 6 | |
| INDEPENDENT | ||||
| TOTALS | 332 | 94 | 7 |
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