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WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Paul Ryan says he was frustrated with conservative groups that protested the bipartisan budget deal he helped engineer.
The House Budget Committee chairman tells NBC's "Meet the Press" that these groups are "very important elements" of the conservative movement. But the Wisconsin Republican says such discussions should be kept "within the family."
Ryan says he and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio were frustrated that the groups voiced opposition to the budget agreement before it had been reached.
The 2012 GOP vice presidential candidate says he shares the same goals as the groups _ trying to balance the budget and pay off debts without raising taxes. But Ryan says they sometimes differ on tactics.
Ryan says the compromise agreement is an important first step.
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