House Speaker John Boehner (BAY-nur) says he doesn�t know when the government shutdown will end and says it�s up to President Barack Obama to start negotiations.

The Ohio Republican said Sunday that he will not allow his GOP-led House to vote on a bill reopening the government without serious talks about spending. He also says he will not go forward with a bill increasing the government�s borrowing authority without a similar conservation.

The government partially shut down last week amid Washington gridlock and faces a make-or-break deadline later this month about the nation�s borrowing power. Republicans have refused to budge without concessions on Democrats� health care law. Democrats have resisted GOP efforts to dismantle that health care law.

Boehner spoke to ABC�s �This Week.�

(AP)