http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_SPENDING?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=USRepublicans controlling the House will advance a temporary government funding bill to keep the government open for two weeks after a deadline expires next Friday, a spokesman for Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday.
The Ohio Republican is insisting on about $4 billion in spending cuts, the latest salvo in a continuing battle with Democrats running the Senate. They're still being put together.
The move comes a day after Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that Senate Democrats will try to pass a 30-day measure to keep the government frozen at last year's budget levels. Boehner flatly rejected the idea and insisted on immediate cuts.
"Americans understand we need to stop the spending binge in Washington to create a better environment for job creation," Boehner said. "So I ask Senator Reid, with all due respect: what are you willing to cut?"