Boehner presses for short-term debt increase

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says Republicans will advance legislation to temporarily extend the government’s ability to borrow to meet its obligations.

Boehner said the measure would advance if President Barack Obama agrees to negotiate over reopening the government and to “start to deal with America’s pressing problems.”

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