• Boehner Urges President Bush to Stop All Federal Funding of ACORN
    Oct 22, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today sent a letter to President George W. Bush, urging his Administration to block all federal funding directed to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and its affiliates until federal investigations into the group are complet... More
  • Boehner: GOP Leaders Testified Voluntarily Under Oath in ’06; Will Democratic Leaders Do the Same in Mahoney Scandal?
    Oct 15, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement regarding growing questions about the role of House Democratic leaders in the scandal surrounding Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL), who reportedly paid $121,000 in hush money to a former staffer:   “In 2006, House Republi... More
  • Statement by House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) on Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL)
    Oct 14, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement regarding reports that Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL) paid more than $120,000 in hush money to a former staffer:   “This is a gravely serious matter, and to date, the collective response from Speaker Pelosi, Congressman... More
  • Boehner Statement on Ethics Committee’s Decision to Launch Investigation into the Conduct of Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY)
    Sep 24, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the House Ethics Committee today formed a special subcommittee to investigate the conduct of Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY):   “I am pleased the Ethics Committee has taken this rare and... More
  • Boehner Statement on Resolution Regarding Rep. Charlie Rangel
    Sep 18, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today criticized House Democrats after they voted once again to protect Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel’s (D-NY) powerful position as chair of the House’s tax-writing panel.  Boehner offered a privileged resolution to (1) establish ... More
  • GOP Leaders to Speaker Pelosi: Rep. Rangel Should Step Aside as Ways & Means Committee Chairman
    Sep 9, 2008  - House Republican leaders today wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), urging her to remove Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) as chairman of the Ways & Means Committee until mounting ethical charges against him are resolved.   Last week, numerous media outlets reported that Rep. Rangel has f... More
  • Boehner on Fox News: "The Rules Are the Rules, the Law Is the Law, and Charlie Ought to Do the Honorable Thing and Step Aside"
    Sep 9, 2008  - On Fox News’ Your World with Neil Cavuto this afternoon, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) urged House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) to step aside from his powerful post until mounting ethical charges against him are resolved.  Boehner’s interview follows a... More
  • Boehner Statement on Resolution to Censure Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY)
    Jul 31, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today criticized Democratic leaders’ decision to table a resolution calling for the censure of Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) after a series of news accounts on Rangel which, by his own admission, make clear that his sweetheart d... More
  • Boehner Renews Call for Hearings on Trial Lawyer Corruption, Readies Bill to Stop Trial Lawyer Pork
    Jul 29, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today called attention to a new analysis that tracks dozens of special-interest pork provisions quietly inserted into bills by Congress to benefit the scandal-plagued American trial lawyer industry, and said he will introduce legislation to terminate the t... More
  • Boehner Calls on Dem Caucus Chair Emanuel to Back Calls for Hearings on Countrywide Loan Scandal
    Jun 25, 2008  - Reacting to news that the Illinois state attorney general will sue Countrywide Financial and its CEO, Angelo Mozilo, for allegedly defrauding Illinois homeowners, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today called on House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) to support calls for Hou... More