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House Speaker John Boehner(R-Ohio) on President Obama's re-election campaign, the 2012 elections and the transportation bill.
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My pleasure while speaker John -- been critical of President Obama and he didn't hold anything back in an exclusive interview with our own -- -- in this morning rich this bigger better say.
What what exactly did he say about this run for the White House.
It today adjusting -- point there for stuff he's been pretty reluctant Charles to get -- anything about the presidential race but to see this Tuesday was the Ohio primary speaker Boehner is from Ohio so we asked him.
-- -- -- I voted absentee.
Having.
Responsibilities here Washington but I clearly -- since I was on the balance and at a primary vote.
And do what about the presidential race and even -- reluctant to get into that well you know about.
I've got a big job here Washington I don't need to get the middle of presidential election.
We've got a lot of good candidates.
And we'll let Republican voters around the country choose a candidate.
That they think.
Is are a best upon.
Before the pros and Obama but remember the selection is going to be a referendum on his economic policies.
And have -- work.
He's trying to make this election about everything other his economic policy.
-- -- something to balance this particular race though this Republican race for the nomination that.
That has has turned.
Into -- talks between Republicans less alive I think I heard this in 2000 me.
What Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were were scratching chlorinated each other until the middle of June of 2008.
And so I'm not at all -- The transportation bill wise and such problem for Republicans to -- out well have to earmarks.
You know last highway -- way out of 6371.
Earmarks and no earmarks.
Second -- big reforms.
You know we consolidate.
And eliminate seventy mandatory spending programs in the highway bill.
-- -- We're -- American energy.
But we believe that expanded American energy.
Helps create us -- creates self sufficiency for our country it produces millions of American jobs and long term can fund.
The rebuilding of our infrastructure -- frankly -- that need to repair.
So when when you Begin to take when you look at all the reforms that are under -- here and you can understand the difficulty in passing the bill.
What do you the president -- can't we campaign.
We can't wait for him to get involved in the legislative process.
You know until we went down her last week and -- -- We really haven't had a substantive conversation for six months.
He's been he checked out last labored but on the campaign trail -- present.
Now though while the president probably -- those launch as a chance to just checked the box.
That Cerro Colorado believe -- was time ever real conversation.
About a president.
President -- -- he's campaign.
A time when Americans -- were the jobs.
01 a time when the American people are worried about the high price of gasoline.
Maybe the president I'll lead.
And get involved in legislative process.
Any concerns about -- announced next year's.
Not -- good group of candidates -- members from -- pretty good shape redistricting has been helpful.
But it's an election to you can't figure for a child.
White House contends that to go back to that debt deal that congress passed and president signed last year it sets.
A spending level for this year now congress still has to go back and figure out how much money it's going to spend and specifically what is going to spend.
The White House says anything less of that spending is violating that agreement that house speaker John Boehner we asked him.
-- is that a floor ceiling or could you actually cut further and he said.
We can certainly do more.
Back to you -- that's -- that was fantastic thanks a lot.
