House Speaker John Boehner: “We’re broke! It’s time for us to get serious about how we’re spending the nation’s money.”

John Boehner is signaling republicans are serious about cutting spending even if it cost some of the new 200 thousand Federal Employees Obama has added their jobs.

Washington (CNN) — House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday if some federal workers lose jobs because of Republican-proposed spending cuts, “so be it.” But House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was quick to say “not so be it.”

“Over the last two years since President Obama has taken office, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs and if some of those jobs are lost in this, so be it,” Boehner said during a news conference with reporters at the Republican National Committee. “We’re broke! It’s time for us to get serious about how we’re spending the nation’s money.”