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Capitol Lens: Sealed With a Kiss

By Roll Call Staff
Posted February 14, 2013 at 5:57pm

Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, answers a reporter’s question by blowing a kiss as he leaves his weekly on-camera briefing Thursday. The question was, “Mr. Speaker, what did you get Mrs. Boehner for Valentine’s Day?” The speaker answered, “The same thing I got you,” then puckered his lips.

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