WASHINGTON (AP) —
Republicans controlling the House are considering punting much of the
remaining budget work of Congress to next year.
At issue are the
annual spending bills funding the day-to-day operations of the
government. The Sept. 30 end of the budget year is rapidly approaching
but the appropriations bills are far behind schedule.
GOP aides
say House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio supports the idea of a six-month
stopgap spending bill that would pile the stack of unfinished business
into the lap of the next Congress and whoever wins the White House in
November.
The other option would be to pass a shorter-term measure and revisit the budget debate in a lame duck session.
Democrats are open to the idea.
The aides required anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.