In a sit-down interview with The Hill, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) noted that there are many issues on the congressional agenda important to conservatives in the House. How Boehner deals with the series of political landmines could very well determine whether a formal resolution to remove him hits the House floor.
Meadows clarified that it wouldn’t be one particular issue, such as the Tea Party push to defund Planned Parenthood, that could trigger a vote to take down the three-term Speaker.
Rather, House conservatives will be closely watching how Boehner handles a number of issues, including Planned Parenthood, the fight to fund the federal government, preserving sequester budget caps, the Iran nuclear deal and a long-term highway bill.
“Really there is no line in the sand, no limited time on when or how [a vote to remove Boehner] would be done,” Meadows said in his Capitol Hill office. “Probably the best way to say that is there are three or four [factors], and they are all running on parallel tracks.”
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