In Economic Speech, Boehner Closes Door On Tax Increases | Talking Points Memo

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) says the joint deficit Super Committee can’t rely on the tax code for a penny’s worth of its $1.5 trillion deficit reduction target. But as is so often the case when legislators discuss taxes, he left plenty of wiggle room for the panel’s 12 members.


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