House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions from employees after a tour of Vinylmax LLC, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, in Hamilton, Ohio. Vinylmax is a top window producing company. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Boehner: 'Hard to imagine' budget agreement
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions from employees after a tour of Vinylmax LLC, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, in Hamilton, Ohio. Vinylmax is a top window producing company. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
By ANDREW TAYLOR and JULIE PACE
Associated Press /
February 13, 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says ‘‘it’s hard to imagine’’ the Republican-led House and Democratic-controlled Senate reaching a budget deal.
Boehner spoke in an interview with The Associated Press the day after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
Despite his pessimism, Boehner says Congress must find a way to reconcile its disagreements over fiscal matters in order to address the nation’s long-term spending problems.
Boehner also dismissed Obama’s proposal for universal preschool for all 4-year-olds. Boehner said getting the federal government involved in that process would be ‘‘a good way to screw it up.’’
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