Obama Settles Dispute With Boehner by Delaying Speech One Day
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Congress hadn’t even returned from its August recess before a new partisan battle erupted, this time over when President Barack Obama can give a speech.
Obama agreed last night to delay by a day the long-awaited presentation of his jobs agenda to a joint session of Congress, capping a day of bickering over whether he was trying to eclipse a debate by Republicans seeking the nomination to run against him next year. House Speaker John Boehner delivered an unprecedented public rebuff to Obama’s request to speak on Sept. 7 -- the date of the Republican event -- saying there wasn’t enough time to prepare for the president.