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Boehner wants debt ceiling plan by Sunday
By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & JAKE SHERMAN & JONATHAN ALLEN | 7/23/11 11:56 AM EDT Updated: 7/24/11 12:07 AM EDT
House Speaker John Boehner hopes to have a framework for a debt-limit plan in place by Sunday afternoon to avoid roiling the Asian markets, he told colleagues on a Saturday conference call.
An immediate deal would raise the debt ceiling and cut spending, Boehner said, and there are still options on the table for more comprehensive deficit reduction of $3 trillion to $5 trillion, according to GOP sources on the call. He is also aiming for a framework in the form of Cut, Cap and Balance — the plan that has failed in the Senate, Obama has threatened to veto but House Republicans passed overwhelmingly
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