John Boehner: 'No daylight' between tea party and me - Jennifer Epstein - POLITICO.com

John Boehner: 'No daylight' between tea party and me - Jennifer Epstein - POLITICO.com

"Democrats say that Boehner is being swayed by the influence of the tea party movement and have urged him to make a break for the sake of a bipartisan agreement, but the speaker did not indicate that he’s willing to do so. “I’m fighting for the largest number of spending cuts possible,” Boehner said. “Because it really will help our economy. This is what the American people had to say last November. They wanted us to cut spending in Washington, D.C. and they wanted us to do everything we could to help create jobs in our country.”"