Boehner Lashes Out at Anti-Spending Groups Fighting Deal
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U.S. House Speaker John Boehner lashed out at groups that ally with Republicans on spending cuts for mounting a campaign against a budget agreement.
“They’re using our members, and they’re using the American people for their own goals, this is ridiculous,” Boehner said today at the Capitol as he backed the deal that would remove the risk of a government shutdown. “If you’re for more deficit reduction, you’re for this agreement.”