Boehner Challenges Obama in Afternoon Phone Call

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Washington Examiner:

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, had some words for President Obama about the president's claim that he has yet to see a Republican plan for job creation.

The speaker, according to aides, "respectfully challenged the president's assertion" when Obama called the speaker to congratulate him on passing the free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia.

Boehner then brought up Obama's afternoon comments to reporters at a joint press conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

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ABC News:

ABC News’ John R. Parkinson and Mary Bruce report:

President Obama placed a phone call to House Speaker John Boehner this afternoon to congratulate him on passing three free trade agreements through the House of Representatives Wednesday, but what started as a courtesy call ended with the two leader’s disagreeing over job creation.

According to a read-out of the phone call provided by the office of the speaker, once the president and speaker finished exchanging niceties over the FTAs, Boehner “respectfully challenged” Obama for saying he had not yet seen a plan from Republicans to create jobs.

“I want to make sure you have all the facts,” the speaker told the president during a phone call that lasted about 10 minutes, according to the read-out.

The speaker then reminded the president that House Republicans put forth a Plan for America’s Job Creators in May, and recalled that he and other members of the GOP leadership team had spoken with Obama and his staff about the plan and they’d referred to it on numerous occasions, including in letters addressed to the president.

“The speaker told the president that when he sent his jobs plan to the Hill, Republicans pledged to give it consideration, and have done so,” the read-out stated. “The president was reminded of a memo written by GOP leaders outlining the specific areas where they believe common ground can be found. The speaker also noted that a number of the president’s ideas have already been acted on in the House, including a veterans hiring bill, trade agreements, and a three percent withholding bill approved by the Ways & Means Committee today that will be considered on the House floor this month.”

Boehner and Obama also discussed transportation and infrastructure, and the speaker expressed his desire to act on the issue, but to act in a fiscally-responsible way, the speaker’s office read out concluded.
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Boehner should know by now that you can't bother The One with pesky facts...