VIDEO: Press Conference : House GOP Wins Victory on Earmark Reforms
House Republicans held a press conference today as Democrats were forced to surrender to GOP demands to bring greater transparency and accountability to the earmark rules governing the appropriations...
View ArticleBoehner Raps Congress for Cutting Kids' Reading Programs While Spending...
In a speech today to the National Urban League’s annual legislative policy conference, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) questioned a recent decision by Congress to cut the bipartisan Reading...
View ArticleBoehner Speech Opposing Farm Bill & Its Pork-Barrel Earmarks
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in opposition to the Farm Bill conference report that would expand taxpayer-funded government...
View ArticleBoehner Op-Ed in Politico: Change direction of federal spending
Change direction of federal spending By: Rep. John A. Boehner April 13, 2011 11:47 PM EDT POLITICO Six months ago, shortly before the election, the Democrats who run Washington were preparing an...
View ArticleGOP Bans Earmarks: When Will Democrats Listen to the American People?
House Republicans today unanimously adopted a resolution offered by Representative-elect Sean Duffy (R-WI) to ban earmarks in the people’s House. Mr. Duffy will soon represent the same district as...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Renew Earmark Ban for 113th Congress
The House Republican majority in the House of Representatives has renewed the landmark ban on earmarks for the 113th Congress.Speaker John Boehner “has been a longtime proponent of the earmark ban,”...
View ArticleInfographic: How the U.S. House is Leading on #OpenGov
HIGH-RES VERSION OF THIS GRAPHIC AVAILABLE ON FLICKR | FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+The U.S. House of Representatives is more open and transparent than ever under Speaker John Boehner and the Republican majority....
View ArticleBoehner: “As Long As I’m Here, No Earmarks”
In an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, Boehner responded to reports that top Senate Democrats are pushing to bring back earmarks, which have been banned by House Republicans since 2010....
View ArticleBoehner Touts Earmark-Free, Jobs-Focused Water Resources Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – At a press conference with Republican leaders today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) commended Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) for his leadership on the Water...
View ArticleBoehner on GOP Priorities: More Jobs, Less Spending, No Earmarks
WASHINGTON, DC – At his weekly press briefing today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) discussed House Republicans’ continuing focus on Americans’ top priorities – jobs and the economy – highlighting...
View ArticleEnding Earmarks
25 years ago, before John Boehner ever set foot inside the halls of Congress and before the "bridge to nowhere" was even a thing, he made a promise to the people of Ohio's 8th District who elected him:...
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