House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) wants to add a plot twist to the post-election lame-duck session of Congress that will be deliberating how to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to take effect in January 2013. The twist? He wants to use the debt limit as leverage to make sure tax increases aren’t part of the equation. His message today to the White House: If you want my cooperation on raising the debt limit, don’t even think about raising taxes.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=98781