John Andrew Boehner ( ; born , 1949) is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Date of Birth
- 1949-11-17
Place of Birth
- Reading, Ohio,
Political Party
- Republican Party
Profession
- Politician
- Businessperson
Religion
- Roman Catholicism
Education
- Xavier University
Government
- United States Representative
- Majority leader
- Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Minority leader
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Pelosi parts from Obama on Bush tax rates, urges extension for those making under $1M
… 000 a year. The president wants the rates to expire for everybody else. But Pelosi, in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner , upped that threshold to $1 million. She urged Boehner to schedule a vote “as early as next week” to extend …
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Romney shifting focus from economy to education
… Romney also said that heading off the looming tax hikes and spending cuts could be done in a piecemeal way. House Speaker John Boehner , R-Ohio, has suggested he wants a fiscal “grand bargain” to address the country’s ills. Government analysts …
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Female GOP House members mobilize against ‘war on women’ rhetoric
… achievements and providing a unique, unified voice on a wide range of critically important issues.” House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor said the new committee would provide an opportunity for a “new perspective …
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Media says Obama evolved, not flip-flopped, on major issues through the years
… support a short-term deal designed to raise the nation’s borrowing limit. After one meeting between House Speaker John Boehner and the president last July on a debt deal, Boehner’s staffers left the meeting ”energized by the prospect of a deal …
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Boehner on Facebook co-founder citizenship renouncement to dodge taxes: ‘Outrageous’
… On Sunday’s broadcast of ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner seemed to endorse that idea. “There’s already a law on the books, George,” Boehner said. “But this is outrageous …
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Krauthammer: U.S. facing credit rating ‘downgrade’ if Obama reelected
… and an increase in spending, as well. So, that’s going to be a minor issue. I think the reason [House Speaker John ] Boehner raised it is to make it an issue. It’s a rhetorical issue. It’s only going to happen after Election Day, so …
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Top Dems claim GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama
… causing unnecessary economic anxiety and retarding growth. The latest Democratic complaint came after House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that when Congress raises the nation’s borrowing cap in early 2013, he will again insist on big spending …
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Quayle bashes Boehner, Cantor, McCarthy for being ‘too little, too late’ on Fast and Furious
Freshman Arizona Republican Rep. Ben Quayle responded harshly to a letter House Speaker John Boehner , Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy sent to Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday. Quayle and five …
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Boehner: Obama wanting debt limit hike with no cuts ‘almost took my breath away’ [VIDEO]
President Obama “almost” took House Speaker John Boehner ’s “breath away” by announcing his support for a debt limit increase with no spending cuts in a meeting with congressional …
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Boehner, House GOP leadership step up Fast and Furious pressure on Holder
House Speaker John Boehner and his top deputies are stepping up pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder in an effort to enforce the congressional subpoena …
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