Boehner Slams Conservative Groups Lining Up Against Budget Deal
GOP civil war? What GOP civil war?
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner delivered an uncharacteristically forceful response to conservative groups lining up against the budget compromise announced Tuesday, accusing them of “using” people to advance their own goals rather than the GOP’s.
Speaking with reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday, the Ohio Republican mocked the powerful conservative forces that he said were staking out opposition to the deal even before its full details were public.
“They’re using our members and they’re using the American people for their own goals,” Boehner charged. “This is ridiculous.
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