White House 'surprised' By Gop 'surprise'

John Boehner

First Read: White House Deputy Press Secretary, John Earnest, said Republicans shouldn't be surprised at the fiscal proposal they received from the president because it's based on the positions he has had on the campaign trail for the past year.

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