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Boehner Column: Our Troops Shouldn’t Pay the Price for Washington’s Failures

May 13, 2012 Comments Off by

Today, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following column discussing the House-passed Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act:

“Because of Washington’s failure last year to sufficiently reduce the deficit, current federal law requires that hundreds of billions of dollars in indiscriminate cuts be made to the national …

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Dems continue one-trick approach to governance: raise taxes

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off by

Dems Reject Spending Cuts in Payroll Tax Talks, Insist on Job-Threatening Tax Hikes

In their joint statement regarding payroll tax cut negotiations, Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, and Whip McCarthy note that “Republicans have attempted to reach an agreement and negotiated in good faith for months, …

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