The only thing the Republican Congress, the House, can do, is things like shut down [the] government. Well, [Newt] Gingrich tried that, and the public reacted – Republicans as well as Democrats – came out and said, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute.' We started hearing from realtors, builders, bankers, contractors and ranchers who call themselves conservatives but [revolt] when they don't get their BLM lease … All of a sudden your coalition of support evaporates," Rehberg said Thursday.