Boehner Tells Republicans to Ready for Extended Congressional Session
Republicans expressed disappointment Wednesday at what they said was the slow pace of fiscal talks and began making plans to extend the postelection session through the holidays.
Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers of Kentucky said party leaders at a meeting of the GOP caucus warned members the House would “be here for a long time” because the White House was not agreeing to deeper, specific spending cuts.
“They told us not to make any plans before or after Christmas,” said John Shimkus of Illinois.
Participants said House Speaker John A. Boehner, who spoke by phone late Tuesday with President Barack Obama, provided few details of the state of the negotiations.
Boehner gave them a handout showing a side-by-side comparison of the original White House and House GOP offers from last week.
“We’ve got some serious differences,” Boehner told reporters after the caucus meeting, referring to Obama.
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