HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER: NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

House Republican Conference Vice Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA):

"No one is talking about shutting down the government." [MSNBC, 12/4/14]

...BUT THE FACTS ARE CLEAR: MANY REPUBLICANS ARE PUSHING HARD TOWARD ANOTHER REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

MSNBC: It's Ted Cruz versus John Boehner again as new shutdown looms

Fiscal Times: Cruz Plays a Dangerous Game of 'Shutdown Chicken'

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK): "Oh, I don't mind shutting down the government." [Hugh Hewitt Show, 12/2/14]

Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX): "Congress should do everything in its power to defund this," Weber said. "If I get my way, this will be the session of the 'lame ducktator.'" [San Antonio Express-News, 12/4/14]

Rep. Steve King (R-IA): "If he brings this fight, Congress can't just simply say, OK, we'll give you what you want, Mr. President, to avoid the conflict," King said. "The Founding Fathers call upon us to use the power of the purse to restrain a president that gets outside his constitutional bounds." [The Blaze, 12/2/14]

Rep. John Duncan (R-TN): "If he's not willing to work with us, then we don't have any other choice," Duncan said on Tuesday. "We can't just roll over and play dead." [Nashville Public Radio, 11/18/14]

Rep. John Fleming (R-LA): Republican Rep. John Fleming of Louisiana said he's tired of conservative pundits criticizing government shutdowns "rather than saying, 'Hey, this could be a good way of holding the president's feet to the fire.'" Fleming, in language echoed by numerous colleagues, said his constituents "want us to use every tool available to us to stop, or in some way limit, executive amnesty. They think it's unlawful, it's unconstitutional. To them it's shocking." [AP, 11/19/14]

Rep. Steve King (R-IA): Asked if a government shutdown would be worth halting Obama's immigration action, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) replied: "When you take an oath to uphold the constitution, it is not appropriate to contemplate the political consequences. You should uphold the constitution come what may." [The Hill, 11/14/14]