House speaker John Boehner made his own speech about jobs yesterday, to the Economic Club of Washington. In his speech, Boehner said, “The president’s proposals are a poor substitute for the pro-growth policies that are needed to remove barriers to job creation in America … the policies that are needed to put America back to work,” and stressed the importance of the private sector in generating jobs. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich analyzes the politics behind Boehner’s speech.
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