Boehner: As Long As U.S. Is In Debt, ‘American Dream Is In Peril’

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Shortly after being re-elected House Speaker on Thursday, John Boehner said the “American dream is in peril so long as its namesake is weighed down by this anchor of debt.” 

“Break its hold, and we begin to set our economy free,” he added, according to his prepared remarks. “Jobs will come home. Confidence will come back.”

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