13.12.2013 - 12:49 [ BlueRidgeNow.com ]

Sudden budget peace after Boehner raps GOP right

Battle-fatigued and suddenly bipartisan, the House voted Thursday night to ease across-the-board federal spending cuts and prevent future government shutdowns, acting after Speaker John Boehner unleashed a stinging attack on tea party-aligned conservative groups campaigning for the measure‘s defeat.