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Boehner: “It’s Clear to Everyone Except The President That His Big-Government Agenda Is Not Working”
Jul 19, 2010 - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) delivered the following speech on Washington Democrats’ failed economic policies and Republicans’ commitment to listening to the American people through America Speaking Out and offering better solutions on jobs, spending, health care and other important iss... More
Boehner: Where Is The Democrats’ Budget?
Jun 15, 2010 - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) delivered a one-minute speech regarding Washington Democrats’ continued failure to produce a budget, which economists and the American people know is costing our country jobs. During his remarks, Boehner noted that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the top Republican ... More
Boehner Floor Speech Opposing the Democrats’ Government Takeover of Health Care
Mar 22, 2010 - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) delivered the following floor speech on the Democrats’ government takeover of health care: “Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, I rise tonight with a sad and heavy heart. “Today, we should be standing together, reflecting on a year of bipartisanship, and ... More
Boehner Pays Tribute to the Life of Paula T. Nowakowski
Jan 13, 2010 - Congressman John Boehner (West Chester) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in remembrance of his chief of staff, Paula Nowakowski: “Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, first I’d like to thank Speaker Pelosi and the Majority Leader, Mr. Hoyer, for their graciousness over the... More
Boehner Floor Speech Opposing the Dems’ Bill to Increase National Debt Limit by $290 Billion
Dec 16, 2009 - Strongly opposing the Democrats’ legislation to increase the statutory limit on the national debt by $290 billion, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today: CLICK TO PLAY “There’s been a lot of lecturing on the House floor tod... More
Floor Speech on the Importance of Competitiveness
Aug 2, 2007 - Congressman Boehner delivered a Floor speech on the importance of America remaining competitive. Below are his prepared remarks: “Let me thank my colleague from Texas for yielding and say to my colleagues, the issue of competitiveness is an important issue in America. We are competin... More
Floor Speech on Efforts to Undermine General Petraeus
Jul 12, 2007 - “Let me thank my colleague from California for yielding and thank all of the members for what has really been a very serious debate about our efforts in Iraq. “When we think about what we went through this past spring, the fight over funding our troops that went on for about 112 days here in... More
Floor Statement on Emergency Supplemental
May 10, 2007 - Congressman Boehner delivered a floor speech on the emergency war spending bill designed to ration critical funding for our troops in the field. Below are Boehner’s remarks: “Thank you Mr. Speaker. 94 Days ago the President of the United States sent to the congress an emergency supplemental ... More
Floor Speech on Sustaining President Bush's Veto on the Emergency Supplemental
May 2, 2007 - Congressman Boehner delivered the following remarks just before the House voted to sustain President Bush’s veto on the emergency supplemental: “Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, the president was right to veto the bill that we have before us. And I believe that the House today will sustain the ... More
Floor Speech on the Emergency Supplemental Conference Report
Apr 25, 2007 - Congressman Boehner delivered the following remarks on the emergency supplemental conference report: “Mr. Speaker, what are we doing? What in the world are we doing? The President asked for funding for our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to meet our commitments to bring freedom to those peo... More