The House, Boehner said on Sunday, is a “rambunctious place.”
“We have 435 members. A lot of members have different ideas about what we should and shouldn’t be doing,” he said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
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Asked if he’s capable of leading the chamber, Boehner said: “I think so. I’m not going to suggest it’s easy, because it’s not.”
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Scalise said conservatives who are frustrated about Friday’s outcome should instead turn their ire toward Senate Democrats and pressure the minority party in that chamber to allow the House-passed measure that funds Homeland Security and unravels Obama’s immigration actions to receive a vote.
“They need to light up the Senate switchboard,” Scalise said, “and make those Senate Democrats feel the heat who have been standing with the president on his illegal actions.”
Still, Boehner acknowledged that his job corralling Republicans is a complicated one.
Asked whether he enjoys it, Boehner responded: “Most days. Friday wasn’t a whole lot of fun. But most days.”
