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Republicans are using the hashtag #800days to mark Friday as day 800 "since Senate Dems passed a budget."

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) tweeted a pointed comment indicating that Republicans could have done better: "GOP-passed budget would cut spending, pay down our debt."

Other Republicans got creative with the number:

Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) tweeted:

Last time Senate Democrats passed a budget, BoomBoomPow by BlackEyedPeas topped the charts. #800Days

Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) tweeted:

In #800days you could walk from my home in Hebron, KY to D.C., and back - 66 times. Why haven’t Senate Democrats passed a budget?

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) tweeted:

It only took 41 days to build Wrigley Field. Why #800Days since Senate Dems passed a budget? #IL08 #ILGOP

Rep David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) tweeted:

It took our Founding Fathers 404 days to write, approve, and ratify the U.S. Constitution. It's been #800days since Senate passed a #budget

The Republican Study Committee compared 800 days to the amount of time! it took to build the Empire State Building (410 days), the Pe! ntagon ( 491 days) and Fenway Park (208 days), along with other creative comparisons.

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