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• Post: Obama, Boehner launch second effort to reach grand fiscal deal

  President Obama and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and their staffs will be the principal negotiators in talks to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” As the talks begin formally at the White House Friday, lawmakers and special interest … Continue reading →

  

• Post: No Deal: Holder Still Refusing to Turn Over Fast and Furious Docs, Contempt Vote Moving Forward

  Yesterday staff members of House Overisight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Speaker John Boehner met with Attorney General Eric Holder staff and White House officials in an effort to come up with a last minute deal … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Boehner Says He’s Confident Congress Will Extend Payroll Tax-Cut

  House Speaker John Boehner said he’s confident that Republicans and Democrats in Congress will agree to a payroll tax-cut extension supported by President Barack Obama. “We are in a formal conference with the Senate, and I’m … Continue reading →

  

• Post: After House Vote on Payroll Tax Cut, Obama Demands GOP Give In

  In a surprise visit to the White House briefing room to demand House Republicans compromise on the legislation — a demand that was promptly rejected — President Obama said Tuesday that the Senate bill “is the … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Boehner, Cantor Failed to Sign Letter to Supercommittee Opposing Tax Increases

  House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va,) were not among the 72 House Republicans who signed a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction–the so-called “Supercommittee”–asking the committee not … Continue reading →

  

• Post: John Boehner gets primary challenge by Tea Party activist

  Get ready for some uncensored graphic television ads on abortion in the 2012 primary race against House Speaker John Boehner for the 8th Congressional District. That’s the plan of tea party activist David Lewis who announced … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Republicans Remind Obama: Democrats Are Blocking House-Passed Jobs Bills

  Republican leaders are reminding President Obama that the House of Representatives has passed more than a dozen “pro-growth” measures to spur job creation, but with one exception, Senate Democrats have refused to consider any of those … Continue reading →

  

• Video: Boehner: Let’s “Win The War” To Defund Planned Parenthood

  Speaker John Boehner: “The goal here again is to cut spending and keep the government open. I met with a lot of religious leaders earlier today to talk about the strategy and I think it’s important … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Boehner rips bid to regulate Internet

  House Speaker John A. Boehner lashed out against efforts to regulate Internet traffic before an audience of evangelical Christian media leaders and pointedly responded to President Obama by comparing the challenge of the burgeoning national debt … Continue reading →

  

• Post: GOP Uses Flyswatter to Defend Against Incoming Debt Missile

  Even with only  modest cuts in the continuing resolution bill offered by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, it is highly unlikely to see the light of day when the Senate returns from recess, just before the March … Continue reading →

  

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