MASSDEVICE ON CALL — House speaker John Boehner warned hard-line GOP members who want to defund healthcare reform not to go through with their dramatic gestures.
Speaking to his cohorts last week, Boehner warned that holding federal functions hostage to healthcare reform negotiations could result in backlash from the public. Boehner issued his advice after receiving a letter with signatures from 80 Republicans in Congress urging him to block Obamacare at all costs.