Eric Cantor and John Boehner diverge on budget

[TomCADem]

Source: Politico

Moving to the right of Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor distanced himself Tuesday from spending compromises discussed with the White House and took a harder line on whether Republicans should keep the government open absent a budget deal next week.

“Time is up here,” said the Virginia Republican, telling reporters that a short-term continuing resolution “without a long-term commitment is unacceptable” and that the leadership must push for the full $61 billion in spending cuts approved by the House last month.

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Cantor controls the pacing of legislation on the House floor and will decide when to schedule any future continuing resolution to keep the government operating after the current resolution expires April 8. Second — and more important politically — he risks undercutting efforts by the speaker’s office to bridge the House’s differences with President Barack Obama while also contending with tea party freshmen resistant to compromise.

Indeed, at a news conference just hours after Cantor’s comments, Boehner refused to rule out another short-term spending bill and didn’t walk away from the fact that in the course of negotiations, smaller cuts have been discussed — albeit without agreement.



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You may recall that Eric Cantor has been pandering to the extreme right by pushing the talking point that if there is a government shut down, it is Obama's fault for not agreeing to Tea Party demands. I posted an article by ABC News filled with factual inaccuracies such as Howard Dean being a Senator, which is paving the way to blame Democrats for refusing to give into Republicans as the cause of any shutdown.

[opihimoimoi]

1. Our DEMs should loudly protest further cuts as disastrous... STONEWALL da buggers