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Speaker Boehner Notes Direct Payments in Sequester Options
Categories: Farm Bill
At a GOP news conference on the sequester issue on Monday, a reporter pointed out to House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) that Direct Payments had been included in sequester alternatives as a source for potential spending cuts on both sides of Capitol Hill.
In response, Speaker Boehner indicated that cutting Direct Payments was an “option” with respect to a sequester alternative and that it could be “someplace to start.”
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Posted by Keith Good • February, 26, 2013 • 11:10 am 