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Sep. 28, 2015 | 12:13 AM

Boehner rules out government shutdown

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) talks with John Dickerson on "Face the Nation" in Washington, in this handout photo provided by CBS News September 27, 2015. REUTERS/CBS News/Chris Usher

Associated Press

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on September 28, 2015, on page 9.

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Summary

Speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," Boehner predicted that the House and Senate would pass a bill this week to keep the government running.

Asked whether there would be a government shutdown, Boehner replied, "No".

Boehner's resignation announcement removes the threat of a vote to oust him from the speakership, clearing the way for the House to pass a government funding bill free of a provision that would defund Planned Parenthood.

The massive Republican class of freshmen in 2010 – fueled by the ultraconservative tea party movement – delivered Boehner to the speakership but also insisted on a cut-it-or-shut it governing style that eschewed compromise.