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Boehner: Majority’s Latest FISA Bill Will Never Become Law

March 14th, 2008 at 2:35 pm » Comments (0)

via email…
GOP Leader: House Democratic Leaders Should Schedule Vote on Bipartisan Senate-Passed Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) issued the following statement opposing the Democratic leadership’s latest Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) legislation, which fails to give U.S. intelligence officials the necessary tools to protect the American people and leaves patriotic third [...]



Senate: ‘Pork Wins!’ Earmarks 1 Tax Cuts 0 [UPDATE]

March 14th, 2008 at 11:51 am » Comments (0)

The United States Senate voted down a proposal introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and supported by Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) that would have placed serious restrictions on which earmarks (pork) that can be introduced in the Senate. The proposal was a companion to the Earmark Reform resolution that has been [...]



ICYMI Cincinnati Enquirer blog: Who’s the Most Conservative?

March 13th, 2008 at 8:24 am » Comments (1)

Who’s the most conservative?
posted by Malia Rulon at 3/12/2008 05:23:00 PM
Who’s the most conservative? According to The National Journal’s ratings out today, it’s…. House Minority Leader John Boehner of West Chester. By a long shot.
The local Republican tied with seven other U.S. House members for the HIGHEST score among conservative members. That means that [...]



Boehner: Obey Letter Violated House Earmark Reform Rules

March 12th, 2008 at 12:27 pm » Comments (0)

GOP Leader Offers Privileged Resolution Today Requesting Investigation, Repeats Call for Freeze on All Earmarks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today said actions taken last week by House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI) appear to violate the earmark reform rules House Democrats adopted at the start of the 110th Congress – [...]



Boehner: Majority’s Latest Flawed FISA Bill is Dead on Arrival

March 11th, 2008 at 4:25 pm » Comments (1)

via email from John Boehner’s office:
Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today released the following statement opposing the flawed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) legislation introduced today by House Majority leaders:
“This latest FISA proposal from House Majority leaders is dead on arrival. It would outsource critical national security decisions to unelected judges and trial lawyers. [...]



THE CONFERENCE CALL: CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?

March 10th, 2008 at 3:08 pm » Comments (0)

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CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?
More Bipartisan Calls on Derelict House Democrats to Hold Up-to-Down Vote on Bipartisan Senate FISA Bill
Sen. Barack Obama’s Intel Adviser Joins Growing Chorus of Independent Experts and Democrat Voices Supporting Passage of Bipartisan Senate FISA Bill

* In an interview published by National Journal Magazine on Friday, John Brennan, a foreign [...]



John Boehner Guest Blogs at Right on the Right

March 8th, 2008 at 12:58 am » Comments (0)

I am so jealous. House Minority Leader, John Boehner (R OH-8), was invited by Justin from Right on the Right to be a guest blogger and he accepted. His first post is up and running at Justin’s as I write.
His post has to do with something near and dear to Economic Conservatives - Earmark Reform.
What, [...]



House Dems Pull 5th Bill In 2 Weeks From Schedule

March 6th, 2008 at 4:48 pm » Comments (1)

via email from House Minority Leader John Boehner…

Increasingly Out-Of-Touch Democratic Leaders Pull Fifth Bill From House Schedule In Last Two Weeks

WASHINGTON, DC – House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement today after Democratic leaders abruptly pulled the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act from the House floor after many rank-and-file Democrats [...]



Boehner: Dems Budget (2009) More of the Same

March 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pm » Comments (1)

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Boehner: More Taxes and More Wasteful Spending;
Majority’s Budget Is More of the Same
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on the Democratic Majority’s FY 2009 federal budget proposal:
“Middle-class families and small businesses are struggling with skyrocketing prices for gasoline, health care, and other costs of living, [...]



“Live-Blogged” Budget Debate Tomorrow

March 4th, 2008 at 11:05 am » Comments (0)

House Minority Leader John Boehner announces that his website will “Live Blog” the budget debate scheduled for tomorrow.
From John Boehner via email:
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today announced that tomorrow’s House Budget Committee debate on the FY 2009 federal budget will be “live-blogged” on the Republican Leader’s website. The Committee will begin consideration [...]



Chairman Dean Shows His Stupidity Again - What Else is New?

February 28th, 2008 at 11:47 am » Comments (1)

DNC Chairman, Chairman Dean, speaking at ICC Auditorium on Black History… Black History? Is it me or is there something wrong with a white man discussing Black History? Especially him. Headline, ‘Guilty White Guy Speaks on White Atrocities’. But I digress.
He actually said,
“For eight years we’ve had a president who doesn’t understand the law, and [...]



WND - Farah’s Pro-Choice Argument to Save Incandescent Bulbs

February 26th, 2008 at 4:57 pm » Comments (1)

I’ve gone on record saying that between now and the 2012 mandated banning of incandescent light bulbs I will be laying in a supply of the future contraband in order to defy the libtarded legislation passed utilizing bogus science.
Joseph Farah is putting together an effort to save the beloved bulbs by suggesting Americans have [...]



Romney for Congress?

February 26th, 2008 at 4:39 am » Comments (1)

Josh Romney, son of former GOP hopeful and Governor of Massachusetts is considering a run for his districts’ seat in the US House. If he decides to go for it, he would be facing off against the Utah 2nd District incumbent Democrat Jim Matheson.
From the Desert Morning News:
Josh Romney told the Deseret Morning News [...]



Boehner Shows Leadership In Defying Order

February 25th, 2008 at 9:56 am » Comments (0)

At least one Republican “leader” on the Hill has some stones, House Minority Leader John Boehner is defying an order by the Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard to move the Earmark Reform websites to a new domain name. In my humble opinion, this is showing little seen leadership skills out of the GOP House members.
From [...]



House GOP Steering Committee Makes Appropriations Committee Appointment

February 16th, 2008 at 2:17 am » Comments (1)

House Minority Leader John Boehner announced Thursday that the Republican Steering Committee voted to appoint Rep. Jo Bonner (R AL) to the House Appropriations Committee
Via email from John Boehner:
“After Tom Cole’s gracious decision to withdraw, there were still several candidates who were capable of winning approval by the Steering Committee. Of those candidates, Jo [...]