John Boehner
John Boehner
John Andrew Boehneris an American politician who served as the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Boehner was the U.S. Representative from Ohio's 8th congressional district, serving from 1991 to 2015. The district included several rural and suburban areas near Cincinnati and Dayton...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 November 1949
CountryUnited States of America
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He could have told us in January the truth and put all this behind us, ... What he did there was undercut his ability to lead this nation and to lead the world, and that in the end, may be the most egregious crime that's been committed.
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The elected leadership is important, but the lifeblood of the House runs through the committees and their members.
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House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust.
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During the 1990s, world leaders looked at the mounting threat of terrorism, looked up, looked away, and hoped the problem would go away.
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We have to deal with two issues. Spending and taxes.
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The work ahead of us will not be easy. We must act swiftly to restore the trust between Congress and the American people.
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Putting all the pieces in place takes a long, long time. You've got to do the planning up front before you lay it out on the table.
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As the new House majority leader, I can assure you that under my leadership, legislation that is in any way perceived as anti-Israel will not be considered in the House of Representatives.
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continue to remain hopeful that before the day is over we will be able to announce a plan that will balance the federal budget, provide tax relief to the American people, and strengthen and preserve Medicare.
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Comprehensive reform is critical to strengthening our worker pension system, and I remain confident that the House and Senate can complete our work on broad reforms this year,
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Without compliance reform, more companies will default on their plans or simply stop offering plans to their employees, and taxpayers will be at a greater risk of being stuck with a multibillion-dollar bailout of the PBGC.