Boehner backs tax cuts limited to middle class

House Republican leader John Boehner agreed to support tax cuts only for those deemed "middle class", which he says isn't exactly what he would have put in place. Instead, he would rather make such tax relief available to Americans with a higher rate of pay as well as the middle class Americans. These tax cuts, initially the idea of former president George W. Bush, were meant to end next year, have become an area of dispute between President Obama and Republican Lawmakers, namely, Republicans believe that cutting back on some government spending should be the main focus of efforts to balance the federal budget.