Boehner Stuns Congress With Abrupt Resignation

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, who has repeatedly been challenged by the conservative wing of his Republican Party, plans to resign from the House at the end of October.

The speaker’s resignation frees him to put legislation to House votes without fear of a move to oust him.

Although it’s not certain who will succeed Boehner, the most obvious candidate is the No. 2 House Republican, Kevin McCarthy, a genial Californian who was first elected to Congress in 2006.

Bishop said Boehner, 65, respected the institution.

In his first post-resignation interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, Boehner said, “The Bible says, beware of false prophets”.

They most recently tried to make defunding Planned Parenthood part of a spending bill that must be passed by Wednesday to avoid a partial government shutdown.

Trade policy analyst Bill Watson from think-tank Cato Institute said if the next Speaker turns out to be Mr McCarthy, he, too, “has a history of supporting trade agreements”. “They wanted this long, slow process” he said. And so change comes slowly.

When he was asked about Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, had slammed the speaker for failing to fight the Obama administration on conservative issues integral to the GOP.

US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner’s sudden resignation under intense pressure has set off a leadership battle in Congress that may be critical for Republican lawmakers.

Boehner himself lashed out at “false prophets” in the right’s ranks, blaming them for political strategies that “never had a chance” even while taking the government into fiscal crises. “The Senate is expected to pass a continuing resolution next week”. Conservatives have complained that Boehner wasn’t fighting hard enough to strip Planned Parenthood of government funds.

Bishop said he has “inhibitions” over Boehner’s successor because he wants a leadership team that is interested in western issues.

Boehner and Cantor led the House GOP as imperfect allies, with Cantor sometimes positioning himself a tad to the departing Speaker’s right. But he cited “a lot of people in the extreme end of the party” who were unhappy with Boehner and his agenda. To those who say the young conservatives aren’t interested in anything other than posturing, it seems they may be offering someone who has spent an entire career as an effective and even esteemed member of a large legislative body.

“I wish he would’ve not run again“, Oliver said.

“I expect a little more cooperation from around town to get as much finished as possible”, he told host John Dickerson. “I thank him for his faithful service to this great country, for the opportunities he has entrusted to me, and for his personal friendship”.