The bill is not perfect. I have never said it was perfect. Nobody in my caucus believes it's perfect, but what this bill reflects is a sincere, honest effort to end this crisis in a bipartisan way to send it to the Senate where it can receive action.
Speaker Boehner acknowledges the imperfections of the debt reduction bill while emphasizing its bipartisan intent.
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