Boehner: conservatives groups being "ridiculous," against America's interests

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) took a hard swing Wednesday at conservative groups opposing the newly announced bipartisan budget deal.

"You mean the groups that came out and opposed it before they ever saw it?" he said in a response to a reporter's question.

Before the deal was even announced on Tuesday, Heritage Action and Americans For Prosperity stated their opposition to it. Following the announcement, Club For Growth said it would oppose the deal and include it on its congressional scorecard.

"They're using our members and they're using the American people for their own goals. This is ridiculous," Boehner said loudly. "Listen, if you're for more deficit reduction, you're for this agreement."

The deal reached by House Budget Chair Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Budget Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) modestly raises spending levels from $967 billion to $1.014 trillion by 2015, counteracting approximately one-third of sequestration cuts. It also reduces the deficit by $20 to $23 billion by hiking airline fees and requiring federal workers and military personnel to kick in more for their pensions.

Boehner's tone toward the conservative groups was unusually aggressive, a further signal that he wants the deal to pass the House Republican caucus, where the groups hold sway among members.

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Finally!!!

[Likely Voter]

In the end I bet the Boehner has to break the Hastert Rule to get this passed.

[HAnnA MArin County]

So now who from the Tea Party faction is going to be the new Speaker in 2015, assuming Democrats don't retake the House?

[Ban my account ffs!]

So now who from the Tea Party faction is going to be the new Speaker in 2015, assuming Democrats don't retake the House?

I prefer not to think about such horrors