House vs. Senate on budget

Speaker John Boehner responded to tea party rallies today that House Republicans cannot impose their will on the Senate in a spending bill.  Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution states: “All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.”  That’s leverage.  The founders gave the House special budgetary powers.  Hopefully they will leverage them.

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