Washington (Dec 14) At a press conference with GOP leaders, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called on President Obama and Senate Democrats to end the threat of a government shutdown by allowing a bipartisan funding agreement to move forward:
“It’s pretty clear to all of us that President Obama and Senator Reid want to threaten a government shutdown so that they can get leverage on a jobs bill because the United States Senate can’t pass one. We’ve got an agreement between appropriators in the House and the Senate – Democrats and Republicans – on a bipartisan bill to fund our government. We believe that the responsible thing to do is to move this.
“I’m tired of hearing what the Senate can’t do. I think it’s time for us to wait and see what the Senate can do. I’m hopeful that the president and Senator Reid will allow the appropriators to sign the conference report and allow that bill to come to a vote in the House and the Senate to keep our government open, and allow the conversations to continue about how best to put the American people back to work. … It’s time for the Senate to do its job.”
TEXT CREDIT: Speaker of the House John Boehner H-232 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 P (202) 225-0600 F (202) 225-5117
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