Blame the Republicans if the Congress shuts down the government

John Boehner, the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, put forward a plan for $32 billion in cuts, and the Democrats accepted $33 billion. However, Boehner now says that the Republicans will not accept $33 billion in cuts, and will not accept any budget that does not include a number of provisos that current law in areas such as health care, environment and energy.