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John Boehner Hand Picked Paul Ryan, Now Doing Same with Congressional Seat

Just as former Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) influenced who would replace him as House Speaker, sources in Butler County, Ohio – part of Boehner’s district – are telling Breitbart News that he’s trying to do the same with his congressional seat – even sending his staff to work for County Auditor Roger Reynold’s campaign for Ohio’s 8th Congressional District.

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Rand Paul on Paul Ryan: He Will Be No Different Than Boehner

“In 2010 when the Tea Party tidal wave happened and a lot of conservatives, Sen. Mike Lee, myself, and others came to Washington we actually did use our leverage to enforce some spending cuts or at least some spending restraint when the sequester was passed” Rand Paul said in an interview with Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Daily.

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Nancy Pelosi: ‘The Tea Party Empowers’ Dems

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tells Politico the “Tea Party empowers us.” But what she means is that former Speaker John Boehner was so weak, his failure to craft and submit legislation a majority of Republicans could back often put Pelosi in the position of calling the shots in the House.

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Boehner Dismisses Ted Cruz’s ‘Total Nonsense’ on Budget Deal

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) criticisms of his budget deal with President Barack Obama as a “complete and utter surrender” is “total nonsense.” Boehner said, “That’s

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Obama to Boehner: ‘Man, I’m Gonna Miss You’

In an interview now-former Speaker of the House John Boehner conducted with Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom” host Bill Hemmer that aired on Friday, Boehner revealed President Barack Obama admitted he will miss the Ohio congressman. “He said, ‘Boehner, man, I’m

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Tom DeLay: Paul Ryan Is ‘Another Boehner’

On Thursday’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” on the Fox Business Network, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) took aim at Speaker-Elect Paul Ryan (R-WI) for not signaling he will do more to overturn what he deemed to be a

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) heads to the floor for a vote following a GOP conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol October 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. The White House and House Republicans may be nearing a two-year budget deal, according to published reports, that would avert a government shudown, increase defense spending by $80 billion and extend the debt limit to March 2017, clearing it away until after the 2016 elections. ()

Exclusive — Rand Paul: If Paul Ryan Doesn’t Stop Budget Bill Now, Freedom Caucus Should Consider Blocking Him For Speaker

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, tells Breitbart News in an exclusive email interview that he thinks members of the House Freedom Caucus should consider withdrawing their previous support for a Speakership bid from Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) unless Ryan can stop the giant budget and debt ceiling deal that’s before Congress.