New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, during a speech at the Center for American Progress Tuesday, advised the Joint Select Commission on Deficit Reduction to adopt the Simpson and Bowles recommendation because a deal of only $1.2 trillion in spending cuts would be “almost as bad as getting no deal at all.” (0:24)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) reminds Congress and members of the President’s Joint Select Committee that both the GOP and Democrats must find common ground in order to reach an agreement on reducing the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over ten years.
Boehner calls on President Obama to pressure Senate Democrats to pass jobs bill. (0:19)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) reminds Congress and members of the President’s Joint Select Committee that both the GOP and Democrats must find common ground in order to reach an agreement on reducing the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over ten years.
Boehner calls on the Senate to take up a series of House-passed bills that have won the support of President Obama. (0:31)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) reminds Congress and members of the President’s Joint Select Committee that both the GOP and Democrats must find common ground in order to reach an agreement on reducing the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over ten years.
Boehner says he appreciates the effort of the 12-member panel tasked with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal deficit over the next ten years. (0:32)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) reminds Congress and members of the President’s Joint Select Committee that both the GOP and Democrats must find common ground in order to reach an agreement on reducing the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over ten years.
Boehner says he appreciates the initiative of the 40 House Republicans who signed a bipartisan letter to the super committee calling for the inclusion of entitlement cuts and revenue increases as part of a grand bargain deal. (0:19)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) reminds Congress and members of the President’s Joint Select Committee that both the GOP and Democrats must find common ground in order to reach an agreement on reducing the deficit by at least $1.5 trillion over ten years.
Boehner responds to a query over the clout anti-tax activist Grover Norquist has on rank-and-file Republicans. (0:51)
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