President Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner are taking their budget negotiations to a place where a lot of deals get done in the business world ? the golf course.
White House officials confirmed on Friday that the president had invited Mr. Boehner to tee it up on June 18 at an as yet undisclosed course. The golf date comes as the White House and House Republicans are trying to come to agreement on spending cuts that would clear the way for a vote this summer to raise the federal debt ceiling.
This week Mr. Boehner called for the president to become more engaged in the process. Perhaps the president is hoping Mr. Boehner will grant him some concessions since the speaker is a much more proficient golfer than the president. Aides said the golf outing was set up weeks ago but it was first disclosed by the Politico Web site Friday afternoon.
Given their mutual appreciation of the game, it was expected that the two men would eventually play a round or two. But their pairing won?t be the most closely watched local golf match of that Father?s Day weekend ? the famed Congressional Country Club in nearby Bethesda is hosting the U.S. Open championship that week as well.
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Source: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/obama-and-boehner-have-golf-date/
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