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John Boehner: “I don't expect the government to close up shop and it now looks like he and other GOP leaders are focusing on the next…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2013
I don't expect the government to close up shop and it now looks like he and other GOP leaders are focusing on the next looming battle, raising the debt ceiling in mid-October.

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Speaker Boehner discusses the government's potential shutdown and the focus on raising the debt ceiling.

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