Without going into detail, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) says he’s prepared his caucus — including the most dug-in, conservative members who oppose raising the debt limit under almost all circumstances — that they’ll have to compromise. But he still can’t say publicly, with certainty, that the votes will be there to raise the debt limit before August 2, and thus avoid a catastrophic default.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=109279