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Sen. Schumer: 'Boehner wants to compromise'

By Jonathan Easley - 11/09/12 10:16 AM ET

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he’s optimistic a deal can be struck on the fiscal cliff because Republicans, “chastened” by the election, will be ready to compromise on taxes.

“Boehner wants to compromise; that’s why he gave that speech,” Schumer told MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" on Friday. “He’s not a hard-right guy, he’s a mainstream conservative … and I think it’s going to help, because the hard right is chastened in a lot of ways.

“You know, democracy works in its slow, grinding ways. All these Tea Party guys … didn’t campaign on the same platform they campaigned on in 2010 … so I think they’re going to be less hard-nosed,” he said.

Read more on The Hill's On the Money blog.


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