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There, There: Dems Sulk Into August Feeling "Angry," "Ignored," "Left Out In The Cold"

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 29, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)

Boehner Again Presses President To Stop Job-Killing Tax Hikes On Families & Small Businesses

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 29, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)

Boehner Offers Amendments to Eliminate Unnecessary Washington Spending in Transportation/HUD Bill

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 29, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) plans to offer a series of amendments that would cut millions of dollars in unnecessary spending from the bloated FY 2011 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill that Democratic leaders hope to pass today. The Boehner amendments target unnecessary or duplicative federal spending for the Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Housing & Urban Development (HUD).

America Facing Higher Energy Costs, Fewer Jobs Under Dems' Energy Bill

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 29, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
Tomorrow, the House is expected to vote on the Democrats' so-called energy legislation (H.R. 3534) that will destroy jobs, increase energy costs, and make America more dependent on foreign oil. Yesterday, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) highlighted the devastating impact this bill will have on American families and businesses:

Boehner Praises Rep. Chris Smith's (R-NJ) Legislation to Codify Pro-Life Hyde Amendment

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 29, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)

House Democrats Reject Common-Sense Boehner Amendment to Cut $40 Million in Wasteful Washington Spending

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 29, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after House Democrats rejected a common-sense amendment to cut $40 million in wasteful spending at the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).

Democrats Ducking, Dodging, In Disarray On National Energy Tax Legislation

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 28, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
A little more than a year ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) "laid down the gauntlet," "going all out" to strong-arm members of her caucus into supporting a job-killing national energy tax. Now, with the bill stalled in the Senate, there is a growing backlash amongst Democrats who "walked the plank" on this unpopular bill.

Blunder Road: Subs & 'Stimulus' On Tap For President's Jersey Swing

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 28, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)

Romer-Rolled: President's Chief Economist Opposes Job-Killing Small Business Tax Hike

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 28, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
President Obama's chief economic adviser, Dr. Christina Romer, finds herself at the center of the debate over President Obama's job-killing small business tax hike – and on the opposite side of her boss. In an academic paper published in last month's American Economic Review – a time period during which the administration was undoubtedly coalescing around its support for job-killing tax hikes – Dr. Romer writes that "tax increases appear to have a very large, sustained, and highly negative impact on output" while "tax cuts have very large and persistent positive output effects." So when the president's chief spokesman says he doesn't know an economist who supports tax relief, he need only walk just down the hall to find one.

Boehner: Dems Exploit Gulf Tragedy for Job-Destroying Tax on American Energy

John Boehner's House Leadership Office (R) posted a Press Release on July 28, 2010 | 12:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement on House Democrats' "CLEAR Act" (H.R. 3534) legislation that will destroy American jobs, increase energy costs, and make America more dependent on foreign sources of energy:
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