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Overheard: Boehner, Keep Hope Alive

The pope's meeting with Boehner is broadcast outside the Capitol. (Emma Dumain/CQ Roll Call)
The pope's meeting with Boehner is broadcast outside the Capitol. (Emma Dumain/CQ Roll Call)
By Roll Call Staff
Posted September 24, 2015 at 12:16pm

“I need a lot of hope today.”  

— John A. Boehner, replying to Pope Francis’ assertion the speaker’s green tie was “the color of hope” during their meeting just before the joint meeting of Congress Thursday.


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