House Speaker John Boehner preemptively rejected President Obama’s call for more tax hikes Friday, after administration officials revealed the president’s upcoming budget would tie tax hikes to modest changes in Social Security and other benefit programs. Source: FOXNews.com
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The strange alliance between John Boehner and liberals
Has the news that President Obama will include significant entitlement cuts in his budget thawed relations in Washington? Not so much. “If the president believes these modest entitlement savings are needed to help shore up these programs, there’s no reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes,” said House Speaker John Boehner in… Read more »
Boehner: Obama is holding entitlement cuts ‘hostage for more tax hikes’
Color me shocked. Who could have predicted this response to President Obama’s proposed budget from Speaker John Boehner? “The president and I were not able to reach an agreement late last year because his offers never lived up to his rhetoric. Despite talk about so-called balance, the president’s last offer was significantly skewed in favor… Read more »
Report: Boehner Mulling Breaking Speaker Re-Election Promises to Pass Immigration Bill
House Speaker John Boehner is seriously considering breaking promises he made to his caucus in securing his re-election as speaker in order to ram through an immigration reform package, Politico reports. “The GOP is also mulling skipping the committee process and instead having lengthy discussions among Republicans to work out the legislation’s kinks,” Politico’s Jake… Read more »