January 24, 2013

In recent months, top Senate Democrats said they couldn't guarantee they'd pass a budget, suggesting they'd ignore "the most basic responsibility of governing" for the fourth year in a row. "There was no indication they were ever going to do a budget," said Speaker John Boehner, "until we announced last week that we were going to move this bill that said pass a budget or no pay." http://www.speaker.gov/general/paychecks-line-senate-dems-suddenly-open-budget