John Boehner set to slice up spending bills - Jake Sherman and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com

John Boehner set to slice up spending bills - Jake Sherman and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com: "The move would facilitate cutbacks in government programs and, GOP aides say, enhance oversight and accountability for individual agencies, fulfilling promises made by Republicans on the campaign trail and in their Pledge to America. But it would also threaten to complicate an already tattered appropriations process on the House floor and in negotiations with the Senate, which is why the mechanics of the transition are still under discussion."