John Boehner: Not enough votes in House to pass clean debt limit

By Tim Mak
Published October 6, 2013 4:00am ET



House Speaker John Boehner insisted Sunday that Republicans would not accept any deal to increase debt ceiling unless it includes concessions from Democrats on substantial spending and policy changes.

“We are not going to pass a clean debt limit increase,” Boehner, R-Ohio, said on ABC‘s “This Week.” “The votes are not in the House to pass a clean debt limit.

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