No Boehner, No Deals?
John Boehner has bowed out as Speaker of the House.
Jay Newton-Small, congressional correspondent for Time Magazine, talks about the impact of House Speaker John Boehner's resignation on Congress and what it means for this week's government funding deadline.
Now: @TIME's @JNSmall explains the circumstances under which Boehner bowed out. "He became a casualty of [the Republicans'] impatience."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 28, 2015
Whoa, we just learned this: you don't have to be a member of the House to be elected Speaker. Who should run (not in the House now)?
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 28, 2015
@JNSmall just told @BrianLehrer anyone can be Speaker of the House. Like, ANYONE. Speaker @petersagal?
— Jessie Losch (@JessieLosch) September 28, 2015
@BrianLehrer Speaker of the house, John Stewart. He would be fantastic, if he wanted to do it.
— jjboller (@jjboller) September 28, 2015
@BrianLehrer Someone in touch with the sciences, please. Someone like Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson as the Speaker of the House.
— Alexánder Castillo (@acuscatlan) September 28, 2015
@BrianLehrer I nominate Madeleine Albright for Speaker of the House @madeleine
— mxvizcaino (@mxvizcaino) September 28, 2015
.@johncharles2020 We'd see a lot more of this: http://t.co/A5xJqHoOuc
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 28, 2015
.@KaitlinInBklyn Inspirational. (And in case you've been under a slice of pizza for the past week, this'll explain: https://t.co/QiK5wFgKDW)
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 28, 2015
A little primer on Speaker elections and how anyone can run: http://t.co/X4nvxhoTCM @pkalina @BrianLehrer @JessieLosch
— Jay Newton-Small (@JNSmall) September 28, 2015
