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MONDAY, NOV 17, 2008

The House is not in session.


TUESDAY, NOV 18, 2008

The House is not in session


WEDNESDAY, NOV 19, 2008

The House will meet at 10 a.m.


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  • Boehner Urges Chairman Waxman to Drop Support for Bill to Impose Harsher Restrictions on Automakers
    Nov 21, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today wrote to newly-elected Chairman of the Energy & Commerce Committee, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), urging him to reconsider his support of legislation (H.R. 5560) that would allow his home state of California to impose stricter automobile regulations ... More
  • House Democrats Enjoy Secret Ballot Rights for Themselves, While Denying Them for American Workers
    Nov 20, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today highlighted the irony of House Democrats’ use of a secret ballot process to select the Chairman of the Energy & Commerce Committee for the 111th Congress – a right they support taking away from workers during union elections in the workplace.  Ea... More
  • Boehner to Pelosi: Create New American Jobs, Allow a Vote on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    Nov 20, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA), and 18 other Members, including other GOP leaders and Members of the Ways and Means Committee, today sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to end one-sided tariffs agai... More
  • Boehner Statement on Energy & Commerce Committee Chairmanship
    Nov 20, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on the House Democratic Caucus’ decision to replace Energy & Commerce Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) in the 111th Congress:   “This decision sends a troubling signal from a Majority tha... More
  • House Republicans Elect New Leadership Team
    Nov 19, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) announced the new leadership team elected by House Republicans today.  During House Republican Conference organizational meetings for the 111th Congress, Boehner was re-elected by his colleagues for the post of Republican Leader of the U.S. House of Repres... More
  • Hensarling, Gregg Named to Oversight Panel
    Nov 19, 2008  - As part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Congress created a Congressional Oversight Panel to ensure appropriate use of these funds.  U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today named U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and U... More
  • Boehner, Cantor Offer Earmark Reform Resolution
    Nov 19, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today filed a proposed amendment to House Republican Conference rules.  If adopted, the rules change would establish a House Republican earmark reform panel and place a moratorium on earmark requests by House Republic... More
  • Boehner Praises Interior Department for Taking Initial Steps to Allow New Energy Drilling off U.S. Coasts
    Nov 13, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior announced yesterday it will begin the process of opening areas off the Virginia coast for exploration and production of American energy:   “Yesterday’s announcement is a small but impo... More
  • Boehner Statement on Auto Bailout Proposal from House & Senate Democrats
    Nov 13, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement today on calls by House and Senate Democratic leaders to pass another $25 billion in aid for automakers on top of the $25 billion loan package already approved by the Democrat-controlled Congress earlier this year:  “Spen... More
  • Boehner: Treasury Must Ensure Real Transparency, Accountability in Economic Rescue Plan
    Nov 12, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today responded to reports that the Federal Reserve is refusing to disclose critical information regarding the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which the central bank and Treasury Department are carrying out after last month’s enactment of economic re... More