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Congressman Boehner: Obama Administration’s Purchase of Thomson Prison a Backdoor Move to Import Terrorists Into America
Oct 2, 2012 - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) issued the following statement on the Obama administration’s decision to ignore Congress and purchase Thomson Prison in Illinois, a backdoor move that may pave the way for the administration’s controversial attempts to import the terrorists housed at Guantan... More
Boehner: White House Responsible for ‘Sequester,’ Has a Duty to Help Replace It
Sep 13, 2012 - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives approved the National Security and Job Protection Act (H.R. 6365), legislation by Rep. Allen West (R-FL) requiring President Obama to submit a plan to Congress by October 15, 2012 for ... More
Statement by Congressman Boehner on the President Signing the Sequester Transparency Act
Aug 7, 2012 - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) issued the following statement after President Obama signed the Sequester Transparency Act into law: “Now that this common-sense measure has been signed into law, it’s time for President Obama to explain how he plans to cut troop and defense funding by more ... More
Congressman Boehner Highlights House Action to Curb Excessive Regulations, Stop the Small Business Tax Hike
Jul 24, 2012 - At a weekly press conference with Republican leaders today, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) highlighted this week’s House vote to curb excessive government regulations and next week’s vote to stop the small business tax hike – both part of Republicans’ relentless focus on helping the priva... More
Congressman Boehner Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Bill Requiring White House to Detail Impact of Devastating Defense Cuts
Jul 18, 2012 - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) issued the following statement today on passage of the Sequestration Transparency Act (H.R. 5872), legislation requiring a report from the White House on its plan to implement across-the-board defense and discretionary spending cuts scheduled to take effect ... More
Congressman Boehner on Addressing Our Country’s Big Challenges: “This Is All About Jobs”
May 17, 2012 - At his weekly press briefing today, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) underscored the urgent need to address the spending-driven debt crisis that is fueling economic uncertainty and making it harder to create private-sector jobs. Congressman Boehner said the president needs “to show up” wit... More
Boehner Column: Our Troops Shouldn’t Pay the Price for Washington’s Failures
May 11, 2012 - Today, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following column discussing the House-passed Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: "Because of Washington’s failure last year to sufficiently reduce the deficit, current federal law requires that hundreds of billions of dollars in ind... More
Does the President Agree With Senate Democrats on Military Cuts?
May 10, 2012 - The arbitrary military cuts in the Budget Control Act (BCA) signed by President Obama have at least one fan: a Senate Democratic leader Tweeted that these automatic cuts – which would “devastate” our armed forces according to the Obama administration – are a “balanced approach to reduce the deficit.... More
#ReadtheBill: Replacing Arbitrary Military Cuts With “Lasting, Permanent Reforms”
May 8, 2012 - Last night, the House Budget Committee approved legislation to replace devastating cuts to our national defense with common-sense spending cuts and reforms that will further reduce the deficit. You can read the bill online here (searchable PDF here). The House will take action on this bill soon. Acc... More
Troops & Veterans Organizations Urge Congress to Stop “Catastrophic” Defense Cuts
May 7, 2012 - A coalition of 31 organizations representing more than 5.5 million American troops and veterans says failure to stop automatic military cuts required by the Budget Control Act would be “catastrophic.” The group says the cuts would “require massive force reductions of more than 200,000,” while threat... More