Boehner On Senate's Budget Plan: Pass The Damn Thing

Reports saying Senate Democrats had reached a compromise with Republicans regarding how much to cut from the remainder of FY2011’s budget have left House leadership frustrated. 

“Now the Senate says, ‘We have a plan.’ Well great, pass the damn thing and send it over here and let’s have a real negotiation,” House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday. 

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor added to Boehner’s frustration and said the House would be considering The Prevention Of A Government Shutdown Act, a piece of legislation that would prevent Congress and the President from being paid during a prospective shutdown.

A provision in this piece of legislation would assign H.R. 1, the House’s original budget proposal, as “the law of the land” should the Senate fail to act before the continuing resolution expires on April 8. 

“We are serious, we want to take care of this problem so we can get on about the business of the nation and get Americans back to work,” Cantor said.