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On the recordDecember 4, 2012
Now John Boehner has said not only we're putting $800 billion on the table, but we're going to aim it at the rich. The rich are the ones that will pay.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses Boehner's willingness to propose tax increases targeting the wealthy as part of the negotiations.

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