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On the recordJuly 6, 2011
We are not going to raise taxes on the American people. We're not going to raise taxes on the very people that we expect to reinvest in our economy and to help grow jobs. Everything's on the table except raising taxes on the American -- on the American people.

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Speaker of the House John Boehner emphasizes the Republican stance against raising taxes during debt ceiling negotiations.

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