According to Kansas Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp, who was purged from a House committee leadership position, House Speaker John Boehner admitted by careful wording late on Monday that he and House GOP leadership did indeed use a secret list of
Rebutting Speaker John Boehner’s remarks, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is calling on Republicans to permit a vote on President Barack Obama’s plan to let tax cuts expire at upper incomes, while keeping them in place for the middle class.
House Speaker John Boehner is calling on the White House to offer up a plan for spending cuts in order to avoid the fiscal cliff. Boehner says if Congress enacts the president’s current plan the US would be in the
Despite all the media hullabaloo about the fiscal cliff and a potential recession if none of the Bush tax cuts are extended, stock markets have behaved calmly throughout this whole period. In fact, as of this writing today, the Dow
But if we’re serious about reducing our deficit, we’ve also got to be serious about investing in the things that help us grow and make the middle class strong, like education, and research and development, and making sure kids can
A House GOP source has confirmed to Breitbart News that House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy was the one who drafted the secret criteria list House Speaker John Boehner used in his purge of conservatives from House committees. The source, someone
UPDATE II: Hensarling spokeswoman Sarah Rozier told Breitbart News he isn’t planning a Speaker run either. “The only leadership position Congressman Hensarling plans to hold in the 113th Congress is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee,” Rozier said in
For the first time in weeks, President Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner met face to face in an attempt to overcome disagreements about the fiscal cliff. White House spokesperson Josh Earnest stated, “This afternoon, the President and
Speaker John Boehner said today that tax rates might be on the table in the fiscal cliff negotiations. “There are a lot of things that are possible to come from revenue, if the president seizes the opportunity,” said Boehner, asked
As House Speaker John Boehner continues to hide the details of what happened and why during his conservative purge of House committees, House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan is eschewing comment and instead directing all inquiries about the purge
After purging four conservative House members from key Committees, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) threatened Republican members of Congress on Wednesday by telling them Republican leaders are “watching” their votes to determine future committee assignments. Boehner’s remarks are a sign
More bloviating from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid came on Tuesday in an attempt to excuse Democrats dismissing the proposal offered by John Boehner to avert the impending fiscal cliff. Reid continued the narrative of Republicans hurting the middle class
The conservative Club for Growth called on House Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team to release the thus-far secret criteria list used to purge conservative members from influential committee slots. “Conservatives want to know if the Republican leadership is
(AP) Obama warns against another debt ceiling fightBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama warned Republicans on Wednesday against picking another fight over the nation’s debt ceiling, telling business leaders that it’s “not a game that I will play.” Obama said
The Obama administration and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner continue to ridicule the negotiating stances of the other side with Boehner saying the White House’s plan couldn’t pass either chamber of Congress.
Two conservative members of Congress who were booted from powerful House Committees by the Republican leadership said House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and the House Republican leadership are set on passing major tax increases to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.
In a report on the GOP’s half of the Fiscal Cliff debate, The Hill claimed there was no opposition to Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s sudden caving in to President Obama’s demand that tax hikes accompany any solutions to the
Club for Growth spokesman Barney Keller told Breitbart News that he thinks the House GOP leadership’s purge of conservatives from powerful House committees could backfire on Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Whip Kevin McCarthy. That’s because Keller
Discussion on the fiscal cliff continued Tuesday with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid urging House Speaker John Boehner to outline specific ways to increase revenue. “They’ve got to come up with some specific revenue,” Reid said.
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, responded harshly to House Speaker John Boehner’s purge of conservative Republicans from powerful House committees. Jordan suggests Boehner’s moves could damage the Republican Party. “It’s unfortunate and
Yesterday, John Boehner made a “fiscal cliff” offer to President Obama. Within minutes (thank heaven) Obama turned it down. This is a actually a good thing for the GOP because the GOP now has a second chance to avert disaster
Analysts from the Heritage Foundation, a center-right think tank, on Tuesday said the House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) counteroffer to President Barack Obama’s proposal to avert the fiscal cliff was a “dud,” “beyond disappointing,” “bad policy,” and blistered the House Republican leadership
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Tuesday that she thinks House Speaker John Boehner’s purge of conservatives from powerful committees is a sign the GOP establishment is out of touch with America. “We send good conservatives to D.C. to fulfill the promises
It is becoming clearer and clearer that Barack Obama wants America to charge over the fiscal cliff so he can indict Republicans later. After House Speaker John Boehner submitted the Republican proposal, senior administration officials blustered that Boehner’s proposal wasn’t
UPDATE: Boehner Spokesman Kevin Smith responds- “The Steering Committee makes decisions based on a range of factors.” House Speaker John Boehner and GOP leadership have removed several conservative House members from their respective powerful committee positions, Breitbart News has learned.
