
May 20, 2012 8:46am Speaker John Boehner Insists on Tying Debt Limit Increase to Spending Cuts ABC House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, stood by his call insisting that any increase in the debt limit should be offset by greater cuts in spending and tax reform before the end of the year, saying that working toward an agreement now would improve the economy. “Dealing with our deficit and our debt would help create more economic growth in the United States,” Speaker Boehner told me in an exclusive “This Week” interview. “And it would lift this cloud of uncertainty that’s causing employers to wonder what’s next. So dealing with our debt and our deficit are critically important.” “If we don’t begin to deal with our debt and ...
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