The president excoriated Speaker of the House John Boehner for 'walking away' from the debt ceiling negotiations.
Speaker Boehner:
“I have decided to end discussions with the White House and begin conversations with the leaders of the Senate in an effort to find a path forward,” Boehner said in a letter to members of the House of Representatives.
“A deal was never reached, and was never really close. In the end, we couldn’t connect. Not because of different personalities, but because of different visions for our country,” Boehner said in his letter to the House.
“The president is emphatic that taxes have to be raised. As a former small businessman, I know tax increases destroy jobs.”
Obama wants more ‘revenue’ in the form of taxes and that’s a sticking point for… well, everyone other than donks.
The American people have emailed, called and faxed our representatives asking for a break. Asking for them to feel our pain, be on our side. And House Republicans have heard us. They are willing to deal, but not when it comes to raising taxes.
Congressional Republicans, thank you!
Special shout out to messrs Boehner, Cantor and Ryan!
July 23, 2011
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