House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told reporters on Thursday he’s not worried about Democratic concerns over the tough position he struck on the debt limit earlier this week. As the deadline for raising the amount of money the government can legally borrow approaches, business groups have started to get skittish, warning of dire consequences for the national economy if Republicans stick to their guns on demanding politically unlikely cuts in return for the boost in the debt ceiling needed to keep America from going into default.
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