Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) blasted conservative groups criticizing the bipartisan budget deal, Politico reports.

Said Boehner: “They’re using our members and they’re using the American people for their own goals. This is ridiculous.”

“Boehner’s comments came after House Republicans huddled behind closed doors for more than an hour to discuss the deal. Ryan made the same argument inside the meeting that he’s made publicly: This is a deficit reduction bill. Rep. Hal Rogers, the appropriations chairman, voiced support for the deal.”

“But others weren’t ready to back the agreement, reflecting the challenge ahead for House GOP leaders as they try to move the bill by the end of the week.”

First Read: “Given the conservative reaction last night to the budget deal agreement
between Sen. Patty Murray (D) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R), here’s a
prediction: You’re going to see more Democrats vote for it than
Republicans. Think about that for a second: More Democrats will vote for
Paul Ryan’s compromise than Republicans.”

Politico:
“It’s a familiar tale: Negotiators strike a fiscal deal, conservative
lawmakers express resistance, conservative groups threaten primary
opposition and headaches ensue for Republican leadership trying to get
something through Congress.”

National Journal:
“Whether the deal holds up could play out quickly. The House is
expected to adjourn for the year on Friday, and leaders there are moving
for floor action on the measure as early as Thursday. Ryan may face the
most immediate challenge, meeting behind closed doors Wednesday morning
to explain the agreement to skeptical House conservatives, many of whom
have voiced opposition to any deal that raises spending levels.”

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) touted the budget agreement he reached with Democrats as the first “divided government budget agreement since 1986,” Politico reports.

Said Ryan: “As a conservative, I deal with the situation as it exists. I deal with the way things are, not necessarily the way things I want them to be. I’ve passed three budgets in a row that reflect my priorities and my principles and everything I wanted to accomplish. We’re in divided government. I realize I’m not going to get that. So I’m not going to go a mile in the direction I wanted to go to, but I will take a few steps in the right direction. This agreement takes us in the right direction, from my perspective, for the very reasons I laid out before.”

Wonk Wire: Does the budget deal signal a more productive Congress?

Roll Call: “House and Senate negotiators have unveiled their budget blueprint to partially undo the sequester, but ardent defenders of 2011’s automatic spending cuts sought to undercut the agreement even before it was announced.”