The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Moment of Zen - John Boehner on Government Spending

Season 16 • 09/21/2011

John Boehner explains why he thinks that giving the federal government more money is a bad idea.

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Moment of Zen - John Boehner on Government Spending
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John Boehner thinks giving the federal government more money would be like giving a cocaine addict more cocaine.
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