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Boehner on Americans' Top Priorities: They Are 'Dead, Real Dead'

January 26, 2015
Blog Post
On CBS' "60 Minutes" last night, Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered nothing new to the American people – just more of the same obstruction, dysfunction and distraction, declaring Americans' priorities "dead, real dead."  When asked about solutions to battle the nation's income inequality, here's how they responded:

Raising the minimum wage for America's hard workers – BAD IDEA

Making sure the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share of taxes – NOPE

Making community college free – NOT HAPPENING.

So what's on the Republican agenda?  More of the same…

  • Repealing and undermining the Affordable Care Act, risking the health security of millions of Americans, continues to remain on the radar.