Washington (Dec 16) Yesterday, the Obama Administration “told Congress to pass” a $1.1 trillion-dollar spending bill stuffed with nearly 7,000 earmarks that will cost taxpayers more than $8 billion, according to an ABC News report. The …
Washington (Dec 15) Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) today announced the appointment of Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) as Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC): “Kevin Brady has been, and will continue to be, a leader in …
Washington (Dec 15) House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) today announced that he will nominate Daniel J. Strodel for a second term as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House on January 5, 2011, the opening day of the 112 th …
Washington (Dec 15) House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) released the following statement today announcing the appointment of Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and backing Rep. …
Washington (Dec 15) House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) released the following statement on President Obama and Senate Democrats’ pork-filled ‘omnibus’ spending bill: “One month ago today, President Obama said that we can’t …
Washington (Dec 15) While millions of Americans are struggling to make ends meet this holiday season, Senate Democrats proved just how out-of-touch they are yesterday by unveiling a $1.1 trillion-dollar spending bill loaded with thousands of …
Washington (Dec 15) House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement in response to a report released by the Republican commissioners on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) regarding the causes of the …
Washington (Dec 15) In keeping with its top-down approach to the economy, the Obama White House is set to hold a day-long summit with the nation’s top CEOs while slapping higher taxes and job-killing mandates on small businesses, which create …
Washington (Dec 14) House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement urging President Obama to oppose a $1.1-trillion, pork-laden Senate omnibus spending bill: “ If President Obama is truly serious about ending …
Washington (Dec 14) House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) today announced that he will nominate The Honorable Wilson “Bill” Livingood for a ninth term as Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives on January 5, 2011, the opening …
Washington (Dec 13) House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after a federal judge in Virginia ruled that the individual mandate at the heart of President Obama’s job-killing health care law is unconstitutional …
Washington (Dec 10) Delivering the Weekly Republican Address, Rep.-elect Kristi Noem (R-SD) says that while stopping all the tax hikes scheduled for January 1st is an important first step that will prevent American jobs from being destroyed, …
Washington (Dec 10) House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) today announced his first round of staffing decisions for the new Office of the Speaker in the 112th Congress. Brett Loper will join the Office of the Speaker in the 112th …
Washington (Dec 10) “The House Democratic Caucus threw a bit of a tantrum behind closed doors” yesterday, according to today’s POLITICO Huddle , breaking out into chants of “no we can’t” during a debate on stopping the tax hikes scheduled to …
Washington (Dec 9) Today, President Obama finally admitted that if the Democrats’ job-killing tax hikes are not stopped, “ Americans will see it in smaller paychecks that will have the effect of fewer jobs ,” just as Republicans have argued …
Washington (Dec 8) At an organizational meeting today, House Republicans, including members-elect, adopted new rules governing the GOP Conference, incorporating all of the reforms recommended last week by the Majority Transition Team. …
Washington (Dec 8) Chairman of the GOP Majority Transition Team Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement highlighting the 2011 House Calendar released today by incoming Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA). With a working group led by …
Washington (Dec 7) Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement today after the House GOP Steering Committee made recommendations on committee chairmen for the 112 th Congress to the full House Republican Conference. …
Washington (Dec 6) House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) today announced he is supporting Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) in his bid to be appointed by the Republican Steering Committee to a seat on the House Appropriations Committee, and said …
Washington (Dec 6) Even the good tidings of the holiday season do not appear enough to keep lame-duck Democrats from being downright grumpy over Republicans’ efforts to stop a job-killing tax hike on small businesses before it can take effect …
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