John Fortier

Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

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Research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

John Fortier on KCRW

President Obama has invited  future House Speaker  John Boehner  and Senate Minority Leader  Mitch McConnell  to the White House two weeks from today, while the lame duck session of…

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