Rep. John Boehner

Republican  •  8th District, Ohio  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1991
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06/03/12
Your voice matters; let it be heard

...2351 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2216 https://chabotforms.house.gov/ email-me Rep. John Boehner, R-West Chester 1011 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-6205 http://johnboehn

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06/02/12
Another congressman joins Fast and Furious charge against Holder as contempt proceedings loom on horizon

California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock has joined scores of his House ... of Congress if he continues failing to comply with the subpoena. House Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy ...

Source: Daily Caller
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06/02/12
John Boehner Supports Gay Candidate Richard Tisei

House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio ... to continue the wave that came in in 2010 to change America, to change Washington,” Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon told the candidates during a recent meeting. House Republicans continue ...

Source: On Top Magazine
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06/02/12
West: Jobs Data Will Make Obama Fight 'Like a Cat in a Corner'

...quickly labeled the jobs numbers “devastating news for American workers and American families,” while House Speaker John Boehner said it’s clear that Americans are in a “desperate spot.” “It is now clear to everyone that President Obama’s

Source: NewsMax
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06/02/12
Debt up $1.59T under GOP house--more in 15 months than first 97 Congresses combined

...the first 97 Congresses combined. In the fifteen months that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives--led by Speaker John Boehner--has effectively enjoyed a constitutional veto over federal spending, the federal government’s debt has increa

Source: Renew America
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06/02/12
Congress points fingers

...economic and fiscal challenges we face and not a gimmicky to-do list on a Post-it note,” McCarthy said. Instead, House Speaker John Boehner said the Republicans would barrel ahead with the kind of legislation that passes in the House but has gone nowh

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06/02/12
John Boehner Supports Gay Candidate Richard Tisei

...Speaker John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, is supporting openly gay Richard Tisei's bid to represent the people of Massachusetts' Sixth District. The 49-year-old Tisei announced in a 2009 Boston Globe interview before he was named Charlie Baker's gub

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06/01/12
Martin Bashir Blames Bad Jobs Report on Boehner, Calls Him a Coward

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) CONGRESSMAN ERIC CANTOR (R-VIRGINIA): These job numbers ... (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER (R-OHIO): Maybe the President ought to get out of the badminton game and get into the rugby game that’s right ...

Source: News Busters
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06/01/12
Boehner, Romney pounce on dismal May jobs report

House Speaker John Boehner joined Mitt Romney and other Republicans in ... We are still fighting back from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression." Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee ...

Source: FOX News
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06/01/12
Boehner holding firm on tax increases

John Boehner - 8th District of Ohio Shortly after his graduation ... He then served as an Ohio state representative from 1985 to 1990. In 1990, Boehner ran against incumbent congressman Buz Lukens, who was under fire for having a sexual ...

Source: Worldnews.com
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06/01/12
Gay married couples look to high court on benefits

After that, House Speaker John Boehner convened the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to defend it. The legal group argued the case before the appeals court. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the appeals court ruling is "in concert with the ...

Source: Associated Press
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06/01/12
U.S. Rep John Conyers: America must uphold commitment to seniors

...commission plan. Recently, billionaire Peter G. Peterson hosted an ultra-exclusive "Fiscal Summit" in Washington. House Speaker John Boehner attended this event and stated that he endorsed the Bowles-Simpson plan. The irresponsible Bowles-Simpson plan r

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06/01/12
Is the GOP warming up to ObamaCare?

...preexisting conditions. Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.) says he also is a fan of the provision for 26-year-olds. Meanwhile, House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) is "quietly hatching a plan" to restore parts of ObamaCare if the Supreme Court strikes it down in June, s

Source: The Week
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06/01/12
Republican effort to ban abortions based on gender fails in House

...held the party line, decrying the measure as political theater and voting against it. Rejecting that charge, Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters Thursday that Americans find abortions based on gender “pretty repulsive.” “This is an import

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06/01/12
Danon's salary targeted by opponents

...that Danon makes more money than the chief of staff to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Republican Rep. John Boehner. Danon did make more in 2011 than the $163,196 earned by the chief of staff of Boehner’s congressional office. B

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06/01/12
Debt Up $1.59T Under GOP House—As Much in 15 Months as First 97 Congresses Combined

...the first 97 Congresses combined. In the fifteen months that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives--led by Speaker John Boehner--has effectively enjoyed a constitutional veto over federal spending, the federal government’s debt has increa

Source: CNSNews.com
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06/01/12
House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex selective abortions

...by a simple majority. But Republicans gave no sign that they would try again with PRENDA. Earlier in the day, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) indicated that the issue of stopping sex-selective abortion is important enough that they would try again,

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06/01/12
GOP Stands Down on Social Issues, Focuses on Jobs

...Speaker John Boehner speaks to the media in Washington, D.C. Republicans stung by the culture wars that dominated the nation's political discourse this year are standing down on social issues, acutely aware that the presidential and congressional electi

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05/31/12
Boehner came, he ate, he tipped

There was a minor dust-up over our story about Speaker of the House John Boehner’s visit to Sam’s Chowder ... we note that someone on the congressman’s staff realized the group skimped on the tip and called back to add $30 onto the payment.

Source: Half Moon Bay Review
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05/31/12
John Boehner tries to steer party from losing issues

If John Boehner had his way, Republicans would stop talking about ... and we need change at the top,’” said Rep. Tom Rooney, a Florida Republican. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) said he recently polled his conservative district – the House ...

Source: Politico.com
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05/31/12
Republicans delete tweets to make point about Obama mistakes

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Rep. Danny Rehberg (R-Mont.) are in on the joke when it comes to a new transparency watchdog that is preserving legislators' deleted tweets.  "Now, thanks to #politwoops, Twitter mistakes - like government mistakes

Source: Thehill.com
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05/31/12
Congressman hopes his deleted tweets will be more read than actual tweets

Here are a few of his other zingers: Update: It looks like Rehberg may be starting a trend. House Speaker John Boehner is purposefully deleting his tweets now: Arizona Republican Rep. David Schweikert is doing the same thing.

Source: YAHOO!
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05/31/12
Rep. Chris Smith Awarded for His Heroic Pro-Life Efforts

Twenty years ago, in 1992, AUL had the privilege of representing Congressman Smith and several of his colleagues, including Speaker John Boehner and former Congressman Henry Hyde, in an amicus curiae brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in the ...

Source: LifeNews.com
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05/31/12
House Shoots Down Ban on Sex-Selective Abortions

...gender of the child.” The bill failed 246-168 under suspension of the rules. “Ours Members feel strongly about it,” Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters before the vote. “This is an important issue to the American people. This type of se

Source: Roll Call
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05/31/12
Boehner: Allowing tax increase on millionaires would cost jobs

...Boehner, Republican Speaker of the House from Ohio, during his weekly press conference at the US Capitol in Washington DC. (Pete Marovich / EPA / May 17, 2012) WASHINGTON – House Speaker John A. Boehner flatly rejected a Democratic proposal to preserv

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05/31/12
House To Vote On Unnecessary, Unenforceable, Completely Symbolic Abortion Bill

...find pretty repulsive, and our members feel strongly about it. That’s why it’s being brought to the floor,” House Speaker John Boehner said. Opponents of the legislation, including the White House, Democratic lawmakers, abortion rightsgroups and s

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05/31/12
House rejects ban on sex-selection abortion, but GOP makes its point

...said House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D) of California at a press conference. Democrats also took a page out of House Speaker John Boehner's book by redirecting discussion of a social issue to the economy. "We should be talking about jobs, but instea

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05/31/12
House GOP Fails To Pass Gender-Selective Abortion Ban

...majority to pass. It fell short, 246-168. “This is an important issue to the American people,” said House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). “This type of sex-selection is something most Americans find pretty repulsive. And our members feel strongly abo

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05/31/12
Sex Selection Is New Front in Abortion Battle

...the practice is evident in the U.S. as well. “This is an important issue to the American people,’’ said House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio). “This type of sex selection … most Americans find pretty repulsive. And our members feel strongly ab

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05/31/12
Boehner to party: Pick your battles

...John Boehner had his way, Republicans would stop talking about student loans and the Violence Against Women Act. The political calculus for Boehner is simple: These fights are losers for the House majority. Continue Reading Boehner’s desire to disenga

Source: The Politico
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Official website: http://johnboehner.house.gov/
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1011 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6205
Fax: 202-225-0704

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