Boehner Outlines Demands on Debt Limit Fight  —  WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner said Monday that Republicans would insist on trillions of dollars in federal spending cuts in exchange for their support of an increase in the federal debt limit sought by the Obama administration to prevent a government default later this year.

Wonkbook: Boehner's debt-ceiling demands  —  (Kathy Willens - AP) In a speech before a Wall Street crowd on Monday, John Boehner laid out the three legs of the GOP's opening bid on the debt ceiling.  They are:  —  1) “Without significant spending cuts and reforms to reduce our debt, there will be no debt limit increase.

Boehner's hard line on debt ceiling gets cool reception from Wall St.  —  NEW YORK - House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Monday laid down an aggressive new marker in the debt limit fight, calling for spending cuts that exceed any additional borrowing authority that Congress approves.

John Boehner's Debt Demands  —  To really understand the debt ceiling debate, I think you need to know the following things: … Under the circumstances, the solution to the deadlock is for a bipartisan bill to pass the House with the support of both Boehner and Pelosi …