Speaker Cruz to Huddle & Plot Next Steps with House Extreme Tea Party Members

Here they go again.  From POLITICO:

The "Hell No" caucus is once again causing headaches for Republican leadership.

A cadre of the House's most conservative members will meet Wednesday morning at the Capitol Hill Club for Rep. Steve King's regular breakfast to discuss lame duck legislation. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who often serves as a de facto spokesman for congressional hardliners, is expected to attend.

These hard-line Republicans are already expressing their dissatisfaction with the plan outlined by Speaker John Boehner…"I think a lot of us, in discussion, we don't see the purpose of having a long CR…"said Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) "I'm not sure it's going to pass..."

These conservatives estimate the number of Republican "no" votes to be near 30 to 40 — enough to derail a vote on the government funding bill if Democrats oppose the measure.

Senate conservatives are beginning to badger House leaders over their plan to fund the government and symbolically disapprove of the president's immigration action…Lee laid out a detailed road map to taking on the executive action in a statement to Breitbart News, arguing for a short-term continuing resolution that blocks funding for the executive action — the opposite of what Republican leaders in both chambers want.

…On Tuesday, Cruz twice declined to speak about the House's bill and referred a reporter to his press office, which did not respond to questions.… House conservatives are beginning to converge around the idea that a shorter-term CR that strictly limited funds to the Department of Homeland Security..."For me, something that is shorter term allows us to hopefully deal with a Senate that is more negotiable.  I'm…leaning no [on the current House plan]," said Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.)…"there are not enough votes.."

As we learned from the humanitarian crisis on the southern border in the summer of 2014 and the Republican Government Shutdown of October 2013, "there's damage done, no question" when Speaker Cruz and the Tea Party extremist Members gather and get involved.  Expect more of the same.