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Boehner to Obama: "Deal honestly" on "fiscal cliff"
December 22, 2012
December 22, 2012
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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who suffered an embarrassing setback this week with the failure of his "Plan B" proposal in the House, used his weekly address today to call on President Obama to "deal honestly" with the fiscal problems facing the country and again underscore the GOP's aversion to raising taxes.
Boehner reminded Americans of what's at stake in the next 10 days, saying, "As you know, unless President Obama and Congress take action, tax rates will go up on every American on January 1.
"The day after that, a mandatory 'sequester' will go into effect that will implement harmful cuts
Boehner reminded Americans of what's at stake in the next 10 days, saying, "As you know, unless President Obama and Congress take action, tax rates will go up on every American on January 1.
"The day after that, a mandatory 'sequester' will go into effect that will implement harmful cuts
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