They can not only stop funding, but send the U.S. into default in the process. The biggest vote (why the new guys will have to stand by their word or cave in right away) is coming up fast - increasing the federal deficit cap. That is the only thing I think will prevent the GOP from denying funding. It would crash the U.S. and many other locations in the world as well.


>Can they really do that, just stop funding? It would certainly subvert the purpose of debating, negotiating, and voting. (For a year in this case).
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>>And that's EXACTLY what he wants to do. The GOP will pass their agenda through the House, then blame the Democrats for stopping things. In the mean time, the GOP will stop funding things they don't approve, like Obamacare.
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>>>Sure, the GOP will be able to stop things (they're good at that) but they won't be able to push any agenda. Boehner has been talking like he will be able to, and that's a check he can't cash.
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>>>We agree it will be more business as usual. Which is to say poisonous.