Originally Posted by off the porch

I guess Boehner got a nasty phone call from his bosses in the oil industry.

Boehner Plays Down Oil Subsidy Remarks After Dems Seize on Interview - FoxNews.com

Boehner Plays Down Oil Subsidy Remarks After Dems Seize on Interview

House Speaker John Boehner, a day after saying Congress should consider scaling back tax breaks for big oil companies, appeared to reel in that political olive branch Tuesday as the White House and congressional Democrats seized on his remarks.

"The speaker wants to increase the supply of American energy and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and he is only interested in reforms that actually lower energy costs and create American jobs," spokesman Brendan Buck said in a statement. "Unfortunately, what the president has suggested so far would simply raise taxes and increase the price at the pump."