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John Boehner, Mitch McConnell at odds over debt ceiling fight
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, turning his back on Speaker John Boehner, again. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
House Speaker John Boehner isn't backing down from his increasingly lonely campaign to pick a debt ceiling fight before the election. He's a one-man band on the issue, saying yesterday on This Week:
[H]e was “not going to apologize for leading” by restarting the debate on the debt limit.
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Republicans split over payroll tax cut extension deepens
House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have a problem on their hands. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) If you're a regular Daily Kos reader, you already knew this, but today the Washington Post is reporting on... Read Post
GOP leadership ready to say yes on payroll tax cuts, unemployment but members aren't
House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at odds with rank and file Republicans. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Conventional wisdom says that Republicans are preparing to say "yes" to extensions of both the pa... Read Post
War breaks out among Republicans as Mitch McConnell calls on John Boehner to pass payroll tax bill
Mitch McConnell turns his back on John Boehner (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) This is just absolutely amazing: In a blow to House Republicans, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has called on the House to pass a two-month payroll tax ... Read Post