Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“If he allows something to pass out of conference that looks anything like the Senate bill and it is passed with a majority of Democrats, I think that’ll be the final thing he does as Speaker.”
— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), talking to Laura Ingraham, issuing a warning to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).
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