Obama warns House GOP he won't sign spending bills that break debt deal - The Hill
The GOP it seems, want to renogiate last August's debt deal, and this time they are taking up a position for an all out winner-take-all combat. This isn't government by coalition it's government by conflict. And the GOP version of this is even when an agreement has been reached, they have no compunctions against re-opening the battle if they think they can cause enough damage by doing so to cause the Democrats to give in to their demands in order to avoid ruinous damage to the country. The Republicans cause disfunctional government and then in the next election say "Obama didn't provide leadership." or "The Democrats don't know how to run a government.". It's kindof hard to have a functioning government with terrorists on the inside.
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/appropriations/222383-obama-makes-spending-bill-threat
The Obama administration on Wednesday stated for the first time that the president will not sign any 2013 spending bills until the House abandons the spending levels in Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget.
That budget cuts spending next year by $19 billion compared to the August debt-ceiling deal. Factoring in an increase in defense spending, the Ryan budget cuts domestic programs by $28 billion.
The deal struck last August sets the budget at $1.047 trillion. Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget makes deeper cuts and comes in at $1.028 trillion.
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“Until the House of Representatives indicates that it will abide by last summer’s agreement, the President will not be able to sign any appropriations bills,” the letter states.
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