Boehner: ‘Hard to Imagine’ Budget Agreement

Washington (AP) —
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, responds to President Obama’s State of the Union speech during an interview with AP at his Capitol office, Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, responds to President Obama’s State of the Union speech during an interview with AP at his Capitol office, Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner says “it’s hard to imagine” the Republican-led House and Democratic-controlled Senate reaching a budget deal.

Boehner spoke in an interview with The Associated Press the day after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.

Despite his pessimism, Boehner says Congress must find a way to reconcile its disagreements over fiscal matters in order to address the nation’s long-term spending problems.

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