Ohio tea party activists rally for US speaker (Boehner) [View All]

Source: Dayton Daily News

Tea party activists in U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's home area of southwest Ohio rallied Monday to offer him encouragement amid the debt crisis negotiations. A couple of hundred supporters, some waving signs such as "Hold firm, John" and "Honk to cut spending," gathered at a suburban strip mall next to the Republican's district office in West Chester Township.

They said they wanted to show support for Boehner's tough position in the showdown in Washington, where congressional leaders are working to find agreement on a deficit reduction plan with an Aug. 2 default deadline looming.

Boehner walked out on debt talks with President Barack Obama on Friday and offered a new House Republican proposal Monday. The legislation would provide a two-step approach to raising the debt limit, but Obama wants legislation that will raise the nation's debt limit by at least $2.4 trillion in one vote, enough to avoid a rerun next year in the middle of the election campaign.

Near the end of the rally, the crowd shouted in unison, "Stay strong, John!" Cincinnati tea party leader Mike Wilson said he and others want Boehner to stand firm and to make sure there are significant federal spending cuts.

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