Boehner: ‘We’re not going to default’ on debt

Published February 6, 2014 6:30pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner promised Thursday that the GOP-controlled House won’t miss a late-February deadline to increase the government’s borrowing cap.

“Look, we do not want to default on our debt, and we’re not going to default on our debt,” Boehner said.

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