It’s been 43 days since the House passed H.R. 1 to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year and cut spending to end some of the uncertainty facing job creators.  Senate Democrats still haven’t passed a bill of their own or offered a credible plan to cut spending and keep the government running.  Read more below.

House Republicans Passed a Bill 43 Days Ago to Cut Spending, Keep the Government Running; Senate Democrats Still Haven’t Taken Action

• Forty-three days after the House passed H.R. 1, Senate Democrats still haven’t passed a bill or offered a credible plan to cut spending and keep the government running. Time is running out.

• Here’s a look at Senate Democrats’ playbook for budget negotiations: 1) refuse to pass a bill, 2) root for a government shutdown, and 3) paint the spending cuts demanded by the American people as “extreme.”

• WATCH: Speaker Boehner says there is “no agreement” with Senate Democrats and that Republicans are fighting for the largest spending cuts possible.

• First-term Republican lawmakers rallied outside the Capitol Building last week urging the Senate to pass a bill.  Read the letter from GOP freshmen to Senate Democratic leaders.

• WATCH: Speaker Boehner says if Democrats have a plan they should “pass the damn thing.”

• Remember: we’re only in this mess because the Democrat-run Congress failed to even propose a budget last year.

Cutting Spending Is Part of Republicans’ Effort to Create a Better Environment for Job Growth

• Here is a by-the-numbers analysis of the March jobs report.  Republicans are focused on creating a better environment for private sector job growth by getting control of government spending, ending the threat of tax hikes, removing regulatory barriers to job growth (like ObamaCare), and approving stalled trade agreements to open new markets for American exports.

• WATCH: Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan warns that America faces “a crushing burden of debt that is hurting job creation today and threatening our children’s prosperity tomorrow.”  Economists agree.

• The House voted to save taxpayers $30 billion by cancelling another TARP bailout program.

• New surveys show independents back Republicans in the fight to cut spending to create a better environment for private sector job growth.

• Of note: since the American people started speaking out, the debate in Washington has fundamentally shifted from “whether” to cut spending to “how much.”  Read more.

Republicans Rev Up American Energy Initiative to Address Rising Gas Prices, Create Jobs

• Republicans introduced three bills to stop Washington policies that are driving up gas prices and increasing energy production.  Democrats are recycling the same old job-crushing policies.

• “By expanding American energy production,” Speaker Boehner said, “We can help create more jobs, lower costs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.”

• Representatives for American farmers, truckers, and small businesses told Congress that rising gas prices threaten jobs, and the Obama Administration’s anti-energy policies aren’t helping.

• The Washington Times says gas prices have doubled since President Obama took office and began blocking American energy production and imposing policies that drive up prices.

• Surveys show Americans back key elements of the American Energy Initiative, including new offshore energy exploration and production.

• Don’t forget to check out the American Energy Initiative on Facebook.

Also Happening: Repealing the ObamaCare Slush Funds, the Report AARP Doesn’t Want You to See, & DC School Choice Legislation

• The House Energy & Commerce Committee voted to repeal several mandatory spending slush funds in ObamaCare, and small business owners are speaking out against the health care law.

• MUST READ: The House Ways & Means Committee released a new report that shows AARP stands to make $1 billion over 10 years from ObamaCare, the AARP-backed health care law that funds the creation of a massive new entitlement program at the expense of seniors.  Read more.

• WATCH: “Lesly’s Story,” a new video on the successful DC school choice program that was reauthorized by the House of Representatives last week.

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