• House GOP Launches Congressional Transparency Initiative
    Nov 19, 2009  - House Republicans today launched a new effort to change the way Congress works, calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to schedule an immediate vote on five common-sense reforms that will bring greater transparency to the legislative process and make Congress more open and accountable to the p... More
  • Boehner: Irresponsible ‘Doc Fix’ Proves Democrats “Cannot Help Themselves”
    Nov 19, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed “doc fix” legislation (H.R. 3961) that would add nearly $300 billion to the federal budget deficit: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats have voted to add nearly $300 billion to t... More
  • Boehner Slams Obama Administration for Stripping Workers of their Right to High-Quality, Independent Investment Advice
    Nov 19, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today blasted the decision by the Obama Administration to strip workers of their right to high-quality, independent investment advice. Boehner issued the following statement: “It is outrageous that the Obama Administration would deny workers their righ... More
  • Boehner: Speaker Pelosi’s “Doc Fix” Bill “An Absolute Train Wreck”
    Nov 18, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner issued the following statement strongly opposing Speaker Pelosi’s attempt to pass a 'doc fix' bill that would add nearly $300 billion to the deficit and force seniors to pay higher Medicare premiums: “Republicans agree on the need to address this critical iss... More
  • Boehner Signs Discharge Petition to Force Vote on Keep Terrorists Out of America Act
    Nov 18, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today signed a discharge petition filed by Intelligence Committee Ranking Republican Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) to force Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Democratic leaders to give Members – and the American people – a vote on the Keep Terrorists Out of Ame... More
  • GOP Leaders: AARP Should Reconsider Endorsement of Speaker Pelosi’s Gov’t Takeover of Health Care
    Nov 17, 2009  - House Republican leaders today sent the AARP a letter calling on the organization to reconsider its endorsement of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) 2,000-page government takeover of health care in light of a new Obama Administration report that unequivocally shows the legislation would raise costs and ... More
  • Boehner: $12 Trillion Debt Demonstrates Need for Bipartisan Action to Cut Spending
    Nov 17, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement today after the national debt topped $12 trillion for the first time in U.S. history: “A $12 trillion national debt is just the latest fallout from Washington Democrats’ unprecedented spending binge. The American people a... More
  • Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) Delivers Weekly Republican Address
    Nov 14, 2009  - In the weekly Republican address, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) outlines how Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) 2,000-page government takeover of health care raises taxes, cuts seniors’ Medicare benefits, and explodes the debt on our kids and grandkids.  The lawmaker also highlighted Republicans’ better sol... More
  • Boehner: Obama Administration Report Confirms Speaker Pelosi’s Bill Increases Health Care Costs
    Nov 14, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) responded today to an analysis by nonpartisan, independent experts at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requested by House Ways & Means Ranking Republican Dave Camp (R-MI) on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) health care bill.  The ... More
  • Boehner Statement on the Obama Administration’s “Irresponsible” Decision to Prosecute 9/11 Mastermind in NYC
    Nov 13, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement on the Obama Administration’s decision to prosecute the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and several other Guantanamo Bay detainees in New York City before a civilian federal court: “The Oba... More