By Hayley Peterson and Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 1 March 2013 | UPDATED: 05:50 EST, 4 March 2013 House Speaker John Boehner today admitted there is no easy way to stop the budget cuts dashing hopes for millions of Americans. The cuts, also called the 'sequester' began to take effect on Friday night. In an interview this morning with NBC’s Meet the Press, Mr Boehner said he wasn't sure how Washington could solve the fiscal problems that have dominated the country's politics for more than two years and he also suggested that he's not sure where the debate goes from here
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House Speaker John Boehner says the cuts have dominated the country's politics for the last two years but is unsure where the debate goes from here
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Boehner says he's 'unsure whether the cuts will hurt the economy or not'
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Obama said the cuts will mean 'hundreds of thousands of jobs lost'
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President blamed the 'dumb' cuts on Republicans but conservatives see it as a win for their tough approach on spending cuts
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President officially signed off on the sequester on Friday night
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