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Cantor balks at omitting EPA riders from spending deal

by Ben Geman - 04/05/11 5:45 PM ET

But Cantor suggested that a deal without EPA provisions would be difficult to steer through the GOP-controlled House.

“I have a lot of difficulty accepting that myself or, I think, getting the acceptance of our members,” Cantor told reporters in a briefing.

Cantor’s comment is another sign of the political chasm between the parties as the clock ticks down toward a partial government shutdown after April 8, when the current stopgap spending plan expires.

—Russell Berman contributed.

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