Boehner: House Dems Should Blame Senate For Inaction, Not House GOP

After House Democrats gathered on the East Steps of the Capitol to call on GOP leaders to keep the chamber in session, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) says they should have staged the event on the steps of the Senate and criticized the upper chamber for failing to produce a budget in the past three and a half years.

After House Democrats gathered on the East Steps of the Capitol to call on GOP leaders to keep the chamber in session, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) says they should have staged the event on the steps of the Senate and criticized the upper chamber for failing to produce a budget in the past three and a half years.

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