“I am confident that as of this morning that there are not 218 Republicans in support of the plan,” said Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (Ohio), who said he is voting against the plan.
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“My understanding is that it doesn’t right now. It doesn’t mean that Speaker Boehner couldn’t make some adjustments and we couldn’t get there,” said Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).
Jordan and Gohmert spoke after a press conference where they promoted a bill to prioritize bond payments, Social Security and military pay in case the U.S. passes Aug. 2 without a debt-ceiling increase.
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