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Press Conference - Boehner: spending curbs, no tax hikes for debt deal

• Submitted by Darla Dawald, National Director on July 11, 2011 at  Patriot Action Alerts

Boehner: spending curbs, no tax hikes for debt deal
 

 

WASHINGTON | Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:23am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, told White House talks on Sunday that budget cuts must exceed the amount by which the debt ceiling is raised and said any deal must exclude tax hikes.