WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner (BAY’-nur) says the GOP-controlled House will “do its job” and pass legislation to lift the nation’s borrowing cap and keep the government running, but will insist that Democrats accept new spending controls.

Boehner acknowledged Monday that failing to lift the so-called debt ceiling would have bad consequences. But he also said that “allowing our spending problem to go unresolved” would be just as troublesome.