Post Tagged with: "John Boehner"

May 11, 2011 04:58

Debt ceiling debate dance – talk is cheap

Judge Napolitano separates the facts from the fiction in the debate over raising the debt-ceiling and cutting spending.

May 10, 2011 05:54

Boehner says ‘trillions’ in cuts loom on debt vote

Will they have the backbone to make it happen? Don’t count on it. – “We should be talking about cuts of trillions, not just billions,” Boehner said.

April 13, 2011 08:11

Political Theater: It Turns Out That The Republicans And The Democrats Were Both Lying To Us And That The Real Budget Cut Number Is Far Less Than $38.5 Billion

According to the IMF, the U.S. government will have to borrow an amount of money equivalent to 29 percent of GDP this year alone in order to finance its budget deficit and its maturing debt. That is what you call a crisis.

March 16, 2011 06:15

Hands Off the Obamacare Slush Fund

Speaker of the House John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy have consistently blocked efforts by Reps. Steve King and Michele Bachmann to defund the so-called “Obamacare slush fund” via the continuing resolution or House spending bills, despite being told by House Republican leadership staff that they could do so under current House rules. – American Spectator

February 11, 2011 05:02

Speaker Boehner @ CPAC ’11: Liberating America’s Economy

Speaker Boehner addresses CPAC 2011.

January 31, 2011 09:59

Boehner “There is No Limit to the Amount of Spending We’re Willing to Cut”

“Listen, there has been a spending spree going on in Washington the last couple of years that is beyond control. And if the president is going to ask us to increase the debt limit, he’s going have to be willing to cut up the credit cards.” -John Boehner

January 5, 2011 17:21

There’s a new sheriff in the House

John Boehner gets the gavel in today’s opening ceremony after a partisan self congratulatory over long goodbye speech by Pelosi.

January 5, 2011 09:45

Excerpts from Boehner’s Speech to the Opening Session of the 112th Congress

“The American people have humbled us. They have refreshed our memories as to just how temporary the privilege to serve is. They have reminded us that everything here is on loan from them.” ~ Speaker John Boehner

December 30, 2010 09:14

New GOP House rule requires constitutional authority on every bill introduced

They will read the Constitution aloud. And then they will require that every new bill contain a statement by the lawmaker who wrote it citing the constitutional authority to enact the proposed legislation.

December 13, 2010 05:49

Boehner thick skinned over Obama’s disrespect

In Boehner’s interview on 60 Minutes he said he was thick skinned but the president had shown disrespect with the hostage taker slam. He also looks forward to playing golf with Obama.