Sun Sep 27, 2015 11:15am EDT

House will pass funding bill, avoid government shutdown: Boehner

WASHINGTON

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) publicly announces his resignation as Speaker and from the U.S. Congress at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, September 25, 2015.
REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday the House of Representatives will pass the Senate's government funding bill this week, avoiding a government shutdown when the new fiscal year starts on Thursday.

Boehner, speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation" program, said the funding legislation would be accompanied by the creation of a separate, special committee to investigate an abortion controversy involving Planned Parenthood. The Senate's government funding bill will not include provisions to deny funding to the non-profit healthcare group.

 http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0RR0O320150927