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Boehner Column: The Obama Sequester Must Be Replaced with Responsible Spending Cuts
Feb 8, 2013 - Today, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following column discussing the impact the president’s sequester will have on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: “In 2011, President Obama proposed a series of mandatory spending cuts called a ‘sequester,’ which was subsequently passed by Congress as par... More
Boehner Column: A Simple Principle: No Budget, No Pay
Jan 18, 2013 - Today, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following column discussing legislation that will require both the House and Senate to pass a budget, and withhold member pay if they fail: “When I and my Republican colleagues were entrusted with the majority in the House of Representatives in 2010, w... More
Boehner Column: 2013 Will Be Focused on Cutting Spending and Tackling Our Debt
Jan 11, 2013 - Today, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following column discussing Washington's out of control spending that has led to a $16 trillion national debt that threatens our country's future: “The federal government has a spending problem, and that spending problem has led to a $16 ... More
Weekly Republican Address: Speaker Boehner on Averting the Fiscal Cliff
Dec 22, 2012 - Delivering the Weekly Republican Address, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) notes that the House has acted to avert the entire fiscal cliff, and President Obama and his Democratic-controlled Senate now must do the same. “We will continue to work with our colleagues in the Congress and the White Hous... More
Boehner Column: A Balanced Approach to Averting the Fiscal Cliff
Dec 7, 2012 - Today, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following column discussing Congressional Republicans’ support of a balanced approach to averting the fiscal cliff: “Just weeks away looms the ‘fiscal cliff,’ a combination of automatic tax increases and spending cuts that everybody in Washington claim... More
Boehner Column: State Leadership and Congressional Oversight Are Key to Stopping ObamaCare
Nov 16, 2012 - Today, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following column discussing Governor John Kasich’s decision to not implement a government-run “exchange” under the president’s health care law and resisting a federal takeover of health insurance regulations in Ohio: “President Obama has won re-electio... More
Weekly Republican Address: Speaker Boehner on Helping Our Economy Grow, Create Jobs, and Avert the Fiscal Cliff
Nov 9, 2012 - Delivering the Weekly Republican Address, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) highlights his call for bipartisan action on a plan to avert the fiscal cliff and help our economy grow and create jobs, which is critical to solving our debt. A former small business owner, Boehner notes that a Sena... More
Boehner Column: President Obama Owes Ohioans Answers on the Delphi Pensions Scandal
Nov 1, 2012 - Today, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following column calling on President Obama to personally order the release of all administration records associated with the decision to slash pension for non-union auto workers at Delphi during his taxpayer-funded auto bailout: “President Obama has s... More
Boehner Column: Senate Democrats’ “Thelma & Louise” Tax Ploy Threatens American Jobs
Oct 12, 2012 - Today, John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following column discussing Senate Democrats’ willingness to push the nation over the fiscal cliff if they don’t get their way on raising taxes on small businesses: “Here is a simple truth: if we’re going to fix the national debt, we have to have eco... More
Boehner Column: The Debt is a Drag on America’s Economy
Sep 28, 2012 - Today, John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following column discussing the lack of action from the president to address our nation’s debt: "On September 27, the latest economic numbers for our country were released. They paint a grim picture, showing that economic growth slowed by more than a... More