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John Boehner: “I stuck my neck out a mile to try to get an agreement with the President of the United States. I stuck my neck out a…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2011
I stuck my neck out a mile to try to get an agreement with the President of the United States. I stuck my neck out a mile. And I put revenues on the table in order to try to come to an agreement to avert us being where we are.

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John Boehner discusses his efforts to negotiate a debt reduction agreement with the President.

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