John Boehner
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (R) walks through the Captiol Visitors Center on his way to a news conference May 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. On top of calling for the repeal of Obamacare, Boehner fielded questions from reporters about the Obama Administrations' subpoena of AP phone records, the IRS scrutiny of conservative political groups' applications for tax exemption and other issues.
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It's pretty inconceivable to me that the president wouldn't know
The House remains committed to fixing our broken immigration system, but we will not simply take up and accept the bill that is emerging in the Senate if it passes
We are going to continue to seek answers until we get to the truth. The administration hasn’t been upfront with the American people about Benghazi. They’re suggesting that reporters are criminals for doing their jobs. And we can’t get a straight answer from them on the IRS.More quotes »
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Obama sending long-awaited 2014 budget to Congress
and then fights over the March 1 automatic spending cuts.The president's plan tracks an offer he made to House Speaker John Boehner , R- Ohio , during December's budget negotiations, which Boehner ended up walking away from because of his opposition to higher Read more »
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Barack Obama still betting on big deal with odds against him
grand bargain Obama campaigned on last year has significantly narrowed.Arriving separately in their black SUVs, House Speaker John Boehner , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky , and House Democratic Read more »
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Improving economy alters political landscape
lost on Republican leaders hoping to pick up seats in the House and regain control of the Senate next year. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, opened a news conference Thursday by asserting that "jobs continue to be our No. 1 priority" before he quickly moved 5/25/13 from Omaha.com Read more »
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Opinion Line Extra (May 25)
thing your kid could be: child “star.” Ten years later, train wreck. Have you seen House Speaker John Boehner lately? He looks like he’s been dating the Tanning Mom. Come on – Coppertone it down a little. I’ll mow my lawn whenever I want. It’s not my fault from Kansas.com Read more »
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Post-policy House Republicans double their priority agenda!
Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures Thursday toward a stack of paper representing the Affordable Health Care Act regulations. (Molly Riley/Associated Press) A month ago, I noted an oddity about House Republicans . The House majority party has a tradition from The Washington Post Read more »
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UPDATE: John Boehner’s Daughter Marries Jamaican-born Dominic Lakhan
leader/House Speaker John Boehner’s daughter to Jamaican-born, weed smokin’ Dominic Lakhan. Now everyone knows that John Boehner is adamantly against the legalization of marijuana. He’s been on record using the words ’unalterably opposed’ to legalizing it, from EUR This N That Read more »
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Boehner: House Will Produce Its Own Immigration Legislation
Bellantoni and Katelyn Polantz House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has been saying for months it's up to the Senate to get the ball rolling on a major overhaul of the nation's immigration from PBS NewsHour Read more »
