LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: Area Congressmen Charlie Dent, Lou Barletta and Mike Fitzpatrick are feeling the squeeze from both sides.
All three Republicans had indicated a willingness to vote for a “clean” spending bill to reopen the federal government, a position that put them deeply at odds with House GOP leaders, who want conditions attached.
Now House Democrats are capitalizing on the schism. On Wednesday, 30 Republicans received individual letters calling on them to sign a “discharge petition” that would force a vote on a clean spending bill… (Sorry, no link available at time of posting.)
