Democrats and Republicans reach deal to avert new government shutdown This agreement doesn't include everything I'd like - and I know many Republicans feel the same way. That's the nature of compromise. Mr Obama said but added it would "break the cycle of short-sighted, crisis-driven decision-making." John Boehner, the Republican-speaker of the House, said the deal was "modest in scale" but "represents a positive step forward." The agreement was crafted by Paul Ryan, the Republican congressman who served as Mitt Romney's running mate in the 2012 election, and Patty Murray, the Democrat chair of the Senate budget committee. Both said they were confident that they could gather the votes in their respective chambers to get the plan signed into law. But within minutes of the deal, conservative Republicans voiced their opposition. Marco Rubio, the Republican senator and potential 2016 candidate, said he would not support the deal because it did not do enough to cut spending. The American people should not be asked to choose between a strong military and responsible budgets that encourage job creation and reduce debt. They deserve better than this," he said. Heritage Action, the prominent conservative group that helped fuel the October government shutdown, called for members of Congress to reject the "gimmicky, spend-now-cut-later deal." Some liberal Democrats are also expected to oppose the deal because it does not extend unemployment benefits, but most are expected to toe the White House line. The deal largely reverses the effects of sequestration on the US military but slightly extends cuts to healthcare programmes for seniors going into the next decade. The House of Representatives is expected to move quickly on the legislation before members return to their districts for the Christmas break on Friday. Assuming it is passed in the House, it would go on to the Senate and from there to Mr Obama's desk to be signed into law.