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House majority leader says Ryan, not Bachmann speaks for the GOP

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Washington (CNN) – There may be two House Republicans giving high-profile responses to President Obama’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, but House Majority Leader Eric Cantor made it clear that it’s the new House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, not Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who is speaking for the GOP.

“Paul Ryan is giving the official response,” Cantor said when asked at his weekly session with reporters if Bachmann’s response will step on the GOP message.

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