House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Tex., said Monday night that House Republicans are hoping to bring all sides to the negotiating table and resolve the two-chamber differences. The Republican representative abandoned his party's plan today and voted to table the House's latest CR. "There are large numbers in the Republican House caucus who know this is wrong," Schumer told Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. "Very few have the courage of Pete King to stand up and say so. But privately, they admit it. And I think that-god forbid, we shut down the government-there is going to be such a reaction against them that they're going to have to back off, hopefully after a few days." Schumer said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is keeping House Republicans under his thumb, "Even though [they] know it's wrong, [they] know it's irrational." UPDATE: 1:10 p.m. - 11 Hours Until Shutdown: Don't Expect a Clean House CR. With House Republicans set to hold a special conference meeting at 2 p.m., speculation is swirling about the possibility of House leadership presenting the option of sending back to the Senate a "Clean" short-term CR that keeps the government running and buys Republicans more time to plot against Obamacare. After the Senate votes, House Democrats will caucus behind closed doors around 2:30 p.m. At 3:00, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders are expected to hold a press conference.
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