House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told reporters on Wednesday morning that he was opposed to the suggestion of Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), a top House GOPer, to join President Obama and pass an extension of the Bush tax cuts for households earning less than $250,000 immediately in order to gain an upper hand in negotiations later, the Washington Post reports:
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