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Boehner: Climate Bill a 'Pile of Sh*t'

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Read bill for an hour on the House floor.

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Life was easier when you were in charge, wasn’t it John Boehner? The House Minority Leader and congressman from Ohio complained to The Hill that the climate bill passed by House Democrats on Friday is “a pile of shit.” When asked why he read aloud from the bill for an hour on the House floor, Boehner said, “Hey, people deserve to know what's in this pile of shit." The bill narrowly passed, 219-212, with eight Republicans voting for it.

Read it at The Hill