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200 Years for Our National Anthem
September 12, 2014![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20140912204035im_/http://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/styles/v2_blog_img/public/200%20Years%20Star%20Spangled.png?itok=if7FZk6m)
This weekend marks 200 years since the penning of our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The original poem written by Francis Scott Key was inspired by the lone American flag flying over Fort McHenry after it was bombarded by the Britis Read More
“A Massive Dud”: White House Inversions Scheme Exposed for the Sham It Is
September 12, 2014A far cry from the “political whopper that Democrats dreamed of,” the president’s election-year push on so-called tax inversions “has turned out to be pretty much a massive dud.” Read More
Boehner Invites Dems to Re-Examine Priorities, Focus on Jobs
September 12, 2014![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20140912204035im_/http://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/styles/v2_blog_img/public/Email-Video-SenateLostWay.jpg?itok=QKJGfnmm)
“We need the president and Senate Democrats to re-examine their priorities, join us in putting the people first, and getting things done.” Read More
Helping Families Keep Their Plan & Peace of Mind
September 11, 2014![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20140912204035im_/http://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/styles/v2_blog_img/public/Graphic-KeepYourPlan-091214.jpg?itok=YBiGAvhJ)
“In this tough economy, hardworking families need all the peace of mind they can get, and by helping them keep the plan they like, Bill Cassidy’s bill does just that.” Read More
Boehner: House Is Ready to Work with President on Plan to Destroy ISIL, but White House Must Address Strategy Questions
September 11, 2014![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20140912204035im_/http://www.speaker.gov/sites/speaker.house.gov/files/styles/v2_blog_img/public/Email-Video-OnCamera-91414-2.jpg?itok=8nbwG8WG)
ISIL is a sophisticated and determined enemy, and in order to be successful we must have a comprehensive strategy designed to destroy and to defeat it. Read More