Tag: John Boehner

Last week, President Barack Obama left for his Christmas vacation, effectively ending negotiations towards a deal on the “fiscal cliff” before new tax hikes and spending cuts take effect on January 1. Now conservatives who derailed Speaker of the House

With all the talk surrounding moves to unseat House Speaker John Boehner, Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie told Breitbart News on Saturday she thinks his replacement should be Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy. “Kevin is number three in House leadership. It’s

Now that some House conservatives have a concrete plan in place for a coup d’etat against House Speaker John Boehner, buzz is building in Washington about whether these Representatives will follow through–and who would take Boehner’s place. Breitbart News first reported late

In the month and a half since the November elections, the conservative movement has taken some not so subtle hits from those in the D.C. establishment. Well, after the show of force by principled conservatives in the U.S. House of

The future leadership of the House GOP conference may be decided by a procedural motion on the morning of January 3rd. When the new 113th Congress convenes that day, the first order of business will be to elect a Speaker

Despite claims from leadership on late Thursday morning that Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) “Plan B” tax proposal had enough votes to pass the House, insiders say that Plan B was not just defeated, it was not even a close vote. 

(AP) Obama says he is ‘ready and willing’ to get dealBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says he is “ready and willing” to get a big package done to deal with the “fiscal cliff” and says there’s no reason not

Several conservative House Republican members are contemplating a plan to unseat Speaker John Boehner from his position on January 3, Breitbart News has exclusively learned. Staffers have compiled a detailed action plan that, if executed, could make this a reality.

After House Speaker John Boehner failed to get enough Republicans to support his “Plan B” proposal on Thursday and was forced to pull the bill, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle openly expressed that they had no idea if

On Friday, the morning after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) could not get enough Republican votes to pass his “Plan B” proposal to raise the marginal tax rate on those making over $1 million, Boehner said Republicans who would not vote for

In the wake of House GOP Leadership’s strategic miscalculation last night, legitimate questions are being raised about the future of Speaker John Boehner’s leadership. But, it is important to remember that the House GOP is led by a triumvirate. In

Conservative group American Majority Action (AMA) has called on House Speaker John Boehner to resign his position after canceling his “Plan B” vote on Thursday. AMA president and CEO Ned Ryun made the call in a Friday morning statement:  Speaker

Early last Wednesday morning, soon after John Boehner’s “Plan B” had emerged on the scene, a group of conservative leaders, organized in a group called the Conservative Action Project and chaired by former Reagan Attorney General Ed Meese, met with

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) told members of his own conference on Thursday night that there were not enough votes among the party that would support passage of Boehner’s tax proposal known as “Plan B.”   Boehner’s office

Since the horrific crime in Connecticut took place on Dec. 14, Democrats have paraded their plans for banning various categories of guns and gun shows across the national stage. Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) seems sure of herself, as do her two

Congressman Louie Gohmert (R – TX) gave remarks on the House floor Wednesday evening and read an October 2010 interview with then House Minority Leader John Boehner (R – OH) by National Journal’s Major Garrett. The article was written eight days

It’s not often that Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, agrees with conservative leaders – but when it comes to whether to describe House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B” proposal as a “tax

On Wednesday, the conservative ForAmerica political organization and other groups threatened House Republicans who are considering voting in favor of House Speaker John Boehner’s tax-hiking “Plan B” fiscal proposal not to do so. ForAmerica chairman Brent Bozell told reporters at

Prominent conservative leaders, including former attorney general Edwin Meese III, Ken Blackwell of the Conservative Action Project, Brent Bozell of ForAmerica, Colin Hanna of Let Freedom Ring, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, David Bossie of Citizens United, Gary Bauer

On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said House Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans “have threatened to abandon serious negotiations” to avert the fiscal cliff and warned Boehner’s Plan B counteroffer “will not pass the Senate.” According to The Hill,

On Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner spoke at a “closed-door meeting” of Republicans and said, while Republicans would not do “anything knee-jerk” to curtail gun rights, he wanted to “depoliticize” the debate and “have a discussion on guns.”  According to The

Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert shredded House Speaker John Boehner’s negotiation tactics over the fiscal cliff in an appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program Tuesday night. It’s the latest in an intra-party onslaught against Boehner by both establishment Republicans

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the upper congressional chamber’s top Republican, wouldn’t throw his weight behind House Speaker John Boehner’s most recent fiscal cliff plan on Tuesday. McConnell told Breitbart News’ Kerry Picket that he’d rather not raise taxes on