Speeches and Floor Statements

  • Floor Speech on the Importance of Competitiveness
    Aug 2, 2007  - Congressman Boehner delivered a Floor speech on the importance of America remaining competitive.  Below are his prepared remarks: “Let me thank my colleague from Texas for yielding and say to my colleagues, the issue of competitiveness is an important issue in America. We are competin... More
  • Floor Speech on Efforts to Undermine General Petraeus
    Jul 12, 2007  -  “Let me thank my colleague from California for yielding and thank all of the members for what has really been a very serious debate about our efforts in Iraq. “When we think about what we went through this past spring, the fight over funding our troops that went on for about 112 days here in... More
  • Floor Statement on Emergency Supplemental
    May 10, 2007  -  Congressman Boehner delivered a floor speech on the emergency war spending bill designed to ration critical funding for our troops in the field. Below are Boehner’s remarks: “Thank you Mr. Speaker. 94 Days ago the President of the United States sent to the congress an emergency supplemental ... More
  • Floor Speech on Sustaining President Bush's Veto on the Emergency Supplemental
    May 2, 2007  -   Congressman Boehner delivered the following remarks just before the House voted to sustain President Bush’s veto on the emergency supplemental: “Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, the president was right to veto the bill that we have before us. And I believe that the House today will sustain the ... More
  • Floor Speech on the Emergency Supplemental Conference Report
    Apr 25, 2007  -   Congressman Boehner delivered the following remarks on the emergency supplemental conference report: “Mr. Speaker, what are we doing? What in the world are we doing? The President asked for funding for our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to meet our commitments to bring freedom to those peo... More
  • Floor Speech on Bill Undermining Workers’ Rights to a Secret Ballot
    Mar 1, 2007  -  Congressman Boehner delivered a floor speech on the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800). Below are Boehner’s remarks as prepared: “Madame Speaker, I rise today in opposition to HR 800, a bill that will strip American workers of the right to choose – freely and anonymously – whether... More
  • Closing Floor Speech on Iraq Resolution
    Feb 16, 2007  -  Congressman Boehner delivered closing remarks on the Iraq resolution that would signal retreat and defeat from the Global War on Terror. Below are Boehner’s remarks as prepared: “I thank the Gentleman for yielding and for the opportunity to speak once again on the task we face as a nation. T... More
  • Opening Floor Speech, Iraq Withdrawal Resolution
    Feb 13, 2007  -   Congressman Boehner delivered opening remarks on the Iraq resolution brought to the House Floor. Below are Boehner’s remarks as prepared for delivery: "Madame Speaker, today we begin an extended debate on a resolution criticizing the latest effort by American forces to win in Iraq. “Ther... More
  • Floor Statement on the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (H.R. 4)
    Jan 12, 2007  -  Congressman Boehner delivered a Floor speech opposing the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation.  Below are his prepared remarks: “Madame Speaker, I rise today in opposition to HR 4, a bill that would limit seniors’ choices by bringing government price controls to the popular Medi... More
  • Statement the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
    Jan 11, 2007  -   Congressman Boehner delivered a Floor speech opposing the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. Below are his prepared remarks: Madame Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 3, a bill to expand taxpayer funding of human embryonic stem cell research. I support stem cell research with only... More

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