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Video: John Boehner’s First Address as Speaker of the House
On January 5, Representative John Boehner (R-OH) was elected the Speaker of the House for the 112th Congress. His address focused on how the House would conduct its business under his leadership, and what its priorities would be. You can watch Boehner’s comments in the video below, or click to...
Repeal of Obamacare is GOP’s Top Target After Election
Republicans are making clear that repealing and replacing President Obama’s unpopular health care reform bill will be among their top priorities after the November election. Minority Leader John Boehner, who would likely become Speaker of the House if the GOP takes control, said that “I am committed to doing everything...
Video: Boehner Calls for Vote to Block Tax Increases
Today Congressman John Boehner challenged Speaker Nancy Pelosi to allow the House of Representatives to vote on whether to impose the largest tax increase in American history. It increasingly appears that a bipartisan majority of the House likely opposes this tax increase, but Pelosi has so far refused to allow...
Nancy Pelosi Pockets More Lobbyist Cash Than John Boehner
On Saturday the New York Times ran a piece about House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) focused on his alleged ties to lobbyists. The article reads like an attack ad, and accuses Boehner of maintaining “especially tight ties with circles of lobbyists,” and chides him for “representing some of the nation’s biggest...
Boehner calls for firing of Geithner, Summers
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today called on the Obama Administration to remove Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Economic Adviser Larry Summers. During a speech laying out an economic agenda for the GOP, Boehner said that Geithner and Summers have spent the last 19 months promoting ‘government as community organizer’ and...