The House passed it. The Senate failed to do so. The President threatened to veto it if it came to his desk.
The House, by itself, cannot pass legislation. They did what they could.
Obviously, it is the Senate and the President who writes the checks that failed the troops. Why are you unable to admit that?
Especially when, in the event of a government shutdown, it is the President who determines who is and is not "non-essential". And who will be paid...and who won't.
Please name one thing Boehner has done for America in the four months since the last election. This is really the point of our little discussion, isn’t it?