Speaker of the House John Boehner gave remarks after the House voted to defund Obamacare and keep the government open Friday morning.
Boehner said the "House has listened to the American people, now it is time for the Senate to do the same":
JOHN BOEHNER: Well we had a victory today for the American people. Frankly, we also had a victory for common sense. Senator Baucus had it right several months ago when he said that this law is a train wreck. And it is a train wreck. The president said, you know, "if we pass this law, healthcare costs will down." But now we find out that healthcare costs are going up for most Americans. The president said if you'd like to health insurance policy you have come you can keep it. We found out that is not quite accurate either. In the coming months, millions of Americans are going to find out it is just not quite true. This is hurting our constituents. It is hurting the American people at a time when the economy is barely eking along. Wages aren't increasing, new jobs aren't available. What are we doing? We are putting more cost and convenience on the American people. It is time for us to say no. It is time to stop this before it causes any more damage to American families and American businesses. We've got businesses all over the country who are not hiring because of the impact of this law. You've got other businesses that are reducing the hours for their employees because of this law. And so, our message to the United States Senate is real simple. The American people don't want the government shutdown and they don't want Obamacare [Cheers and applause]. The House has listened to the American people. Now it's time for the United States Senate to listen to them as well.