• A Defining Week for Congress (Real Clear Politics)
    Jul 28, 2008  - The final week before the August district work period is typically among the busiest of all for Congress – and usually one during which major legislation is passed in advance of the lengthy recess away from Washington.  The pressure is on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senators Harry Reid (... More
  • Lessons from an American Energy Tour (National Review Online)
    Jul 21, 2008  - Some 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle yesterday, 10 of my House Republican colleagues and I completed an American energy tour focused on real solutions to help lower gasoline prices and energy costs for families and small businesses.  Our trip started Friday with a visit to Golden, Colorado... More
  • "All of the Above" (New York Post Op-Ed)
    Jul 10, 2008  - Next week, I will lead a congressional delegation trip to a cutting-edge renewable energy lab in Colorado and to the northern coastal plain of Alaska. What we'll see during these visits is a roadmap to America's energy independence.   One site is a symbol of our energy future: a mixture of a... More
  • Boehner Op-Ed: When Will Democrats Heed America's Call For More American Energy? (Townhall.com)
    Jul 3, 2008  - Prior to leaving Washington, D.C. for the Independence Day district work period, I promised Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democratic leaders that my Republican colleagues and I would be right back on the House floor on July 8, fighting for a vote on our “all of the above” plan to increase Am... More
  • Republicans Can Bring America Lower Energy Costs (Cincinnati Enquirer)
    May 24, 2008  - According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of the Kaiser Family Foundation, the price at the pump has become our nation's top economic concern. And with summer nearing, you can be sure that as gas prices inevitably increase further, so too will the anxiety of cash-strapped families and small b... More
  • Republicans Unveil Energy Agenda (Washington Times)
    May 22, 2008  - By John Boehner - Washington is broken, and families and small businesses across the country are feeling the effects — especially as a result of soaring gas and food prices, runaway health care costs, and a housing downturn that has cascaded throughout the economy. House Republicans have worked for ... More
  • Farm Bill Yet Another Example of Democrats' Broken Promises on Earmark Reform (Townhall.com)
    May 12, 2008  - There’s something fishy in the Farm Bill, and taxpayers should beware. It’s a $170 million earmark for the salmon industry, quietly tucked into the mammoth bill at the last minute by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA). I don’t know much about the salmon industry. Perhaps Pelos... More
  • Follow the Money Trail to See Why Dem Congress Shields Trial Lawyers (Examiner)
    May 9, 2008  - A scandal has been emerging in the trial lawyer industry. It points to a potentially cancerous growth in our economy that is killing jobs and hampering prosperity at a time when families are being pummeled by the rising cost of living. What are Democrats in Congress planning to do about it? So far, ... More
  • General Petraeus’ Report Is About Far More Than Election Year Politics (Townhall.com)
    Apr 7, 2008  - This week, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will return to Capitol Hill to provide their latest update on the progress made by our troops and their Iraqi counterparts in the year since the troop surge began.  In spite of the politically-charged rhetoric coming from the Left, the su... More
  • Congressional Malpractice (National Review Online)
    Mar 4, 2008  - A story published in Monday’s New York Times painted a bleak picture regarding the financial future of our nation’s Medicare and Medicaid programs. “Economists and health policy experts say the federal health programs are unsustainable in their current form, because they are growing much faster than... More