“We should not be judged on how many new laws we create. We ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal. We’ve got more laws than the administration could ever enforce.”
— Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), in an interview on Face the Nation.
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“We should not be judged on how many new laws we create. We ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal. We’ve got more laws than the administration could ever enforce.”
— Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), in an interview on Face the Nation.
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