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Year in Review: Democrats’ Failed Economic Policies Leave Americans Buried in Debt & the Economy Struggling to Create Jobs
Dec 30, 2011 - When President Obama signed the ‘stimulus’ into law nearly three years ago, he did so backed by his Administration’s promise that it would keep the unemployment rate below eight percent. In the same month, he pledged to cut the deficit in half, saying he refused “to leave our children with a debt th... More
A Special Holiday Message from Congressman Boehner
Dec 23, 2011 - Please take a minute to watch a special holiday message from Congressman Boehner. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! More
Speaker Boehner: A Mere Two-Month Extension of Payroll Tax Cut May Hamper Job Creation
Dec 22, 2011 - At a press conferences with Republican leaders and House payroll tax cut negotiators today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) reiterated that the Senate-passed, short-term payroll tax cut extension is burdensome and unworkable for American job creators, and will not provide the level of tax relief A... More
FLASHBACK: Congressman Boehner Warns Against Short-Term Gimmicks That Hurt Job Growth
Dec 22, 2011 - House Republicans are working to give the typical American family a tax cut of $1,000 by extending payroll tax relief for a full year. Senate Democrats and President Obama, on the other hand, are pushing a plan that will create more uncertainty for small business job creators and raise taxes on Ame... More
Congressman Boehner On Michael Medved Radio Show: Short-Term Senate Bill Creates Uncertainty for Job Creators
Dec 22, 2011 - Congressman Boehner called in to the Michael Medved Show earlier today to discuss House efforts to extend payroll tax relief for a full year, and noted that the short-term Senate bill will create more “uncertainty for job creators at a time when millions of Americans are already out of work.” Below ... More
Statement by Speaker Boehner on Efforts to Enact a Full-Year Extension of Payroll Tax Relief
Dec 22, 2011 - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement: “Senator Reid and I have reached an agreement that will ensure taxes do not increase for working families on January 1 while ensuring that a complex new reporting burden is not unintentionally imposed on small business job creat... More
House GOP Payroll Tax Fix Averts Small Business “Nightmare,” Protects Jobs
Dec 22, 2011 - Bipartisan legislation extending payroll tax relief for working Americans will now include a fix secured by House Republicans that ensures small businesses, already struggling in the current economy, won’t face added confusion and compliance costs. Without this fix, employers would have been hit wit... More
Speaker Boehner Meets With House GOP Negotiators: “We’re Here, We’re Ready to Work”
Dec 21, 2011 - Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) met with the eight House Republican negotiatorsappointed to work with Senate Democrats on extending payroll tax relief for a full year. Boehner said Senate Democrats should appoint negotiators too and help prevent a tax hike on middle class fami... More
House Seeks Full-Year Payroll Tax Relief Extension to Help Families & Job Creators
Dec 20, 2011 - Today the House of Representatives will seek to extend payroll tax relief for a full year to help families and job creators by moving to a formal conference committee that can resolve the differences between the House and Senate-passed bills. Early last week, the House passed a reasonable, responsib... More
Speaker Boehner Urges President Obama to Call on the Senate to Negotiate a Full Year of Payroll Tax Relief
Dec 20, 2011 - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today sent the following letter to President Obama. Dear Mr. President: You and I both understand the economic uncertainty many Americans are feeling this holiday season. They are worried about their families and futures, and they are looking to us to find common gr... More