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"Speaker
of the House John Boehner was dealt a potentially devastating blow
Tuesday when a Congressional Budget Office scoring of his debt limit
proposal showed the plan would save significantly less than the $1.2
trillion promised. According to the CBO, the plan would only cut $840
billion. When the dismal score was made public, Michael Steel, a
spokesperson for Boehner, said staff members were busy rewriting the
legislation. 'We're here to change Washington,” no more smoke and
mirrors, no more "phantom cuts,"' said Steel. [When
is a cut not a cut?]
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First-off, if one wishes
to strike the pose of new breed, no no more smoke and mirrors Republican leader, one does not employ Michael Steele as
spokesman.
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