Boehner: Don't Blame Me

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wrote Monday night that he “did everything possible to support the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.”

He said, however, that President Obama and congressional Democrats were to blame for the ‘super committee’s’ failure.

“President Obama and Washington Democrats insisted on dramatic tax hikes on American job creators, which would make our economy worse.”

Boehner said Republicans made a valiant effort to move away from their conservative base by supporting increased tax revenue.

“Not everyone in our party was happy we offered this tax reform, but Republicans put forth good-faith offers that would address Democrats’ demands for more revenue. Democrats, unfortunately, refused to offer anything they didn’t previously support — insisting on a trillion dollar tax hike on job creators and nearly a trillion dollars in new “stimulus” spending.”