John Boehner slams Republican hardliners as 'false prophets'
Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner vowed Sunday to avoid a government shutdown over Planned Parenthood funding. The House will take up the Senate's spending bill meant to keep the government open, and also form a committee to investigate the women's health care clinic, he said.
In his first sit-down interview since announcing he'd resign from Congress at the end of October, Boehner also told Face the Nation's John Dickerson just what he thinks of the Republican hardliners who have advocated for shutdowns.
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