At his weekly press briefing today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) highlighted the coming House vote on cutting $100 billion in discretionary spending for the current fiscal year as part of the new majority's focus on creating a better environment for economic growth and private-sector job creation. He said Republicans will continue listening to the American people and cutting spending to liberate our economy from the shackles of big government. These next steps include a budget that, in stark contrast to President Obama's job-crushing FY12 budget, will chart a new path to prosperity and address our fiscal challenges, including entitlement spending

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