House Minority Leader John Boehner is challenging a story, published in Sunday’s edition of the New York Times, that cites an anonymous lobbyist who says he bought Boehner’s vote on a number of key issues.
The account, “GOP Leader is Tightly Bound to Lobbyists,” says Boehner has “especially deep” ties to a “tight circle” of lobbyists who give large sums of money to Boehner’s political organization and are rewarded with Boehner’s support on important legislative matters. In one key passage, the Times cites a lobbyist who says he “won” Boehner’s backing on a number of high-profile matters.
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