• Boehner Statement on Guantanamo Executive Order
    Jan 22, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after President Obama signed an executive order calling for the closure of the terrorist detainee facility at Guantanamo Bay: “The Guantanamo Bay prison is filled with the worst of the worst – terrorists and killers bent o... More
  • Boehner on Guantanamo Bay Decision: “The Key Question Is Where Do We Put These Terrorists?”
    Jan 21, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration circulated a draft executive order calling for the closure of the terrorist detainee facility at Guantanamo Bay and halting all trials at the facility: “Republicans want to work with our Pres... More
  • Boehner Statement on the Situation in Gaza
    Dec 30, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement supporting the state of Israel as attacks continue in Gaza:   “Israel has the right to defend its citizens and territory, as it is doing.  The current outbreak of violence is the result of Hamas’ decision to break the... More
  • Boehner Statement on Approval of Iraq Security Plans
    Dec 4, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement as Iraq’s three-member presidency council ratified the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement that will allow American troops in Iraq to continue to return home after success, rather than defeat: “I con... More
  • Boehner Statement Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans
    Nov 11, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement honoring our nation’s veterans:     “As the United States begins another peaceful transition of power from one President to another, we are once again reminded of how truly fortunate we are to live in a nation w... More
  • Boehner Statement on the U.S. Marine Corps’ 233rd Birthday
    Nov 10, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement celebrating the founding of the United States Marine Corps 233 years ago today by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775:   “The United States Marine Corps has played a decisive role in every armed conflic... More
  • Boehner: Senior Democrat’s Plans to Raise Taxes, Slash Defense Spending “Incredibly Irresponsible”
    Oct 24, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement in response to comments made by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) in favor of a 25 percent defense budget cut and tax increases:    “Just as Senator Obama did when he told us of... More
  • Boehner Statement on Multi-National Force-Iraq Change of Command
    Sep 16, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates oversaw the hand-off of command of coalition forces in Iraq from General David Petraeus to General Ray Odierno in a ceremony today in Iraq:   “I congratulate General David Pet... More
  • Boehner Statement on the Seventh Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks
    Sep 11, 2008  - Following are remarks as prepared by House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) for delivery at a bipartisan congressional remembrance ceremony held today to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:   “In 1776, our Founding Fathers began building a new nation founded ... More
  • Boehner Calls for Immediate Reversal of IOC Decision to Bar Iraq from 2008 Olympic Games
    Jul 26, 2008  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to prohibit Iraq from participating in the 2008 Olympic Games: “This action by the IOC is dismaying and shallow, and it should be reversed at once.  American s... More