During congressional leaders’ meeting with President Obama Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner highlighted that the president has said numerous times that he lacks the authority to enact executive amnesty. According to the his office, Boehner stressed that the House would move forward with the Department of Homeland Security funding bill and that it would include amendments that will combat Obama’s executive amnesty.
Florida Congressman Richard Nugent (R), fresh off being booted from his seat on the House Rules Committee for opposing Speaker John Boehner in the recent Speaker of the House election, delivered a magnificent gutting of Boehner by calling out the Speaker’s missteps and poor leadership.
House Republican’s effort to defund President Obama’s executive amnesty is not about immigration as much as it is about reining in the executive branch, Speaker John Boehner argues. “This is not the way our government was intended to work,” he said. “The president said 22 times that he did not have the authority to do what he eventually did. He knows the truth here and so do the American people and our job is to listen to the American people and hold the president accountable.”
John Boehner’s latest biography update may leave some wondering if his priorities are in line with the average Republican voter’s.
Here in the winter of our conservative doldrums as the party of jackasses has once again been trounced by the screaming weenies of squishy establishment Republicans, a spark of hope. Amid the ruins lies the Gadsden flag, smoldering, tread upon. In swaggers the great orator and visionary statesman Daniel Webster. Wearing his long frock coat, he walks amid the ashes as if it is nothing. He casts about his severely conservative, unblinking gaze. He eyes the barricades before him. Undaunted.
HOUSTON, Texas – Congressman Louie Gohmert was greeted to a war hero’s welcome by Tea Party Patriots in Houston on Saturday. The grassroots training meeting was planned before this week’s historic House of Representatives Speaker’s vote and Gohmert had agreed to be the keynote speaker. Gohmert received three standing ovations, one lasting over a minute long.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Die-hard House conservatives bungled a coup against House Speaker John Boehner but now look like winners, pushing Republicans farther right.
After 25 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives embarrassed Speaker John Boehner by voting against his re-election bid, the newly re-elected Boehner has begun to exact his revenge on those that opposed him.
House Speaker John Boehner’s decision to retaliate, or exact “revenge” as Politico put it, against at least two House Republicans who voted for a Republican alternative is haunting Republicans who supported him conference-wide and sparking a discussion in the party about the role Boehner should play as Speaker—and Republican members should play in challenging his authority.
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) said that “many” of his House colleagues would have voted to unseat House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) if they knew they would not be retaliated against on Thursday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox
Six Republican freshmen members of the House of Representatives promised their constituents on the campaign trail they’d vote against Representative John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker of the House. Five of these freshmen broke their campaign promises and voted “yes” on Tuesday to elect Boehner to a third term as Speaker of the House. In addition to the six who promised their constituents they would vote against Boehner, incoming Republican freshman Alex Mooney (R-WV) broke a Madison Project Candidate Pledge he signed in December 2013 to vote against Boehner.
In the just-completed 2024 presidential election, the Republican Party has won the White House for a third consecutive time—only the third instance in a century that the GOP has managed this feat. So it’s worth pausing over the origins and
House Speaker John Boehner is renewing a vow to take on President Obama’s executive amnesty. The Speaker argues that stopping the President Obama’s unilateral actions are a priority.
On Thursday, MSNBC’s Luke Russert teed up some questions for House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), allowing him to spew talking points defending his so-called conservatism. At least Boehner didn’t claim he was “severely conservative” like Mitt Romney did. Russert, an
Thursday at his weekly press briefing, when asked about the opposition to his leadership, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said he is frustrated and pained by charges of not being conservative enough. Boehner said, “Listen, I have given some thought
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is defending his conservative bona fides after a failed attempt by conservatives to oust him from his speakership. “Who was the guy who got rid of earmarks? Me,” he continued. “Who’s the guy who believes in regular order? Me. Who believes in allowing more members to participate in the process from both sides of the aisle? Me.”
Grassroots America – We the People, the largest constitutional conservative organization in East Texas and one of the largest in the state, thanks Congressman Louie Gohmert for his courage in leading a revolt against Speaker John Boehner.
Newly elected Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) demonstrated with his vote in favor of re-electing John Boehner as Speaker of the House on Tuesday that he is a master of the political art of word-parsing and rationalization, especially when it comes to advancing his own ambitions.
If reinstated Republican House Speaker John Boehner is to be believed, he can forgive speaking to a racist group, but not voting against him as GOP leader.
Facing criticism from social media for her first vote in Washington, newly-elected Rep. Mia Love, (R-UT), emailed her explanation to the Washington Examiner.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Laura Ingraham’s radio show, Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) revealed that there is an internal unhappiness with the Tea Party for pushing members to vote against House Speaker John Boehner for a third term. According to Huelskamp,
Wednesday on NewsMax TV’s “America’s Forum,” Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is reconsidering his revenge removal of Reps. Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Richard Nugent (R-FL) from the Rules Committee for opposing him in his successful
The 25 House Republicans who voted against John Boehner’s reelection as speaker Tuesday will be part of a “family conversation” about unity, Boehner tells reporters. When asked about the possibility of committee assignment shake ups, Boehner reiterated “We’re going to continue to have a family conversation.”
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) vowed that there would be a “pretty nasty” “fight” against House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) if he retaliates against members who did not support his Speakership on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “If [Florida
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said that “people that were right there ready to go ended up deciding not to vote with us” in his campaign to unseat John Boehner (R-OH) as House Speaker on Tuesday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” “We had enough
After getting re-elected Speaker with less than a majority on Tuesday in what was the biggest party revolt in more than 150 years, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and his allies have reportedly already started to punish House Republicans who opposed him.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) declared that the GOP Congress should put forth a “big, bold conservative agenda” on Tuesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” Walker told Ingraham that he “didn’t have a problem” with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) retaining his
Only 216 Republicans voted to re-elect a humbled Ohio Republican Rep. John Boehner as Speaker of the U.S. House on Tuesday, as many Republicans voted for alternative candidates in the second organized attempt to unseat Boehner in as many speakership elections. A total of 25 Republicans in the chamber did not vote for Boehner, with 24 voting for alternative candidates and others who were not nominated and one voting present.
NBC News Capitol Hill Reporter Luke Russert declared that “for all the talk about restoring regular order, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) acts “similar” to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “For all the talk
An attempt to oust current Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) from his position fell just a few votes short today, frustrating conservative activists who have lost confidence in Boehner’s ability to lead the fight against President Obama’s agenda.
Things got a bit more interesting in the race for Speaker of the House on Tuesday, as a new name was tossed into the ring: Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida. (What a historically interesting name!)
John Boehner was reelected with 216 votes, he needed 205.
While John Boehner will likely win reelection as House Speaker on Tuesday, the right flank of the Republican Party has made it difficult for him to lead, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) tells reporters. The 114th Congress convenes at noon on Tuesday. Among the first orders of business will be the House’s election of a speaker.
When the House of Representatives votes to select new leadership on Tuesday, Speaker John Boehner is expected to retain his post. But his support seems weak.
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), who is challenging Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), said, “John Boehner is a nice guy, but what we are lacking is political leadership and going through the regular order of the
On Tuesday, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin called on House Republicans to vote for either Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) or Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) to replace House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). In a Facebook note, Palin, who on Monday evening
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), one of the Republican alternatives to John Boehner for Speaker, tells Breitbart News he predicts Boehner will not win re-election on the first ballot in the speakership election coming shortly after noon on Tuesday.
Texas Congressman Randy Weber announced this morning via Twitter he is voting for fellow Texas Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert to be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Reps. Randy Weber (R-TX) and Justin Amash (R-MI) say they’ll vote for a Republican alternative to Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) for Speaker of the House later on Tuesday.
Because of a recent scandal that damaged Republican House Whip Steve Scalise, Speaker John Boehner (R, OH) has been reduced to making personal phone calls in order to drum up enough support to be returned to his leadership role as Speaker of the House of Representatives.