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John Boehner: Rangel, Waters Should Face Ethics Trials Before Election
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyHouse Republican leader John Boehner joined the five GOP members of the House Ethics Committee Wednesday in urging that the ethics trials of two senior Democrats be held before the November election. He said Reps. Charlie Rangel (N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (Calif.) "deserve a chance to clear their names." Both Rangel and Waters have been formally charged by the committee for multiple violations of House rules, but have not had trials scheduled to respond to those charges. "If I recall, both Mr. Rangel and Mrs. Waters asked the Ethics Committee for a speedy trial so that they could clear their ...
House GOPers Exploit and Insult Thomas Jefferson
By David Corn - Politics DailyAre the House Republicans as paranoid as the most extreme Tea Partier? On Thursday, House Minority leader John Boehner (R-Land of No) and his crew released a campaign manifesto called A Pledge to America, which outlined what they would do, should they gain control of the House in the coming congressional elections. The preamble to this glossy, 45-page document -- which doles out the expected: tax cuts for the rich, downsizing government, repealing the health care bill -- purposefully echoes the Declaration of Independence, noting that "America is an idea . . . that each of us is endowed by ...
GOP Prepares to Unveil New 'Contract With America'
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyRepublicans are going back to their '90s playbook as Election Day approaches, planning to unveil a new "Contract With America." A GOP spokesman told The Hill that House and Senate Republicans will introduce the new compact on Thursday in Virginia. The document will showcase the GOP's agenda should the party be restored to power on Capitol Hill. GOP leaders have already hinted at some of the ideas that could be included. According to The Hill: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), for instance, has called for a two-year freeze in tax rates and a reduction in spending to 2008 levels. ...
White House, Boehner Spar Over Bush Tax Cuts
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyIn a sign of the increasingly contentious relationship between the Obama administration and the GOP, on Sunday House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) traded barbs with the White House over the Bush tax cuts -- a sure sign that the issue will be a major talking point in the run-up to this year's midterm elections. In an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday, Boehner said he would be open to extending the tax cuts for the middle class (individuals making more than $200,000 a year and families making over $250,000), even if it meant ending tax breaks for wealthier Americans. Boehner, ...
John Boehner Defends His Famous Tan
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyJohn Boehner, the perpetually caramel-complexioned leader of House Republicans, gamely defended his famous tan in an interview with George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday morning. After a weighty discussion about economic policy and taxes, Stephanopoulos presented the GOP leader with the results of a recent PPP poll that showed 30 percent of Ohio voters believe Boehner "spends too much time on his tan," while 27 percent "don't like his tan." "Well, they probably didn't see me yesterday when I was out cutting my grass or riding my mountain bike, all right?" Boehner said with a smile. When the ...
Boehner's Economic Take: At Odds With CBO, Biden and Guru Mark Zandi
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyRep. John Boehner, the House Republican leader and speaker-in-waiting, isn't getting much pundit love for his speech on the economy Tuesday at the City Club of Cleveland. The headline was his suggestion that President Obama fire Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, economic adviser Larry Summers and the rest of his economic team. Conservative blogger Ed Morrissey called that sound counsel. But economist Mark Zandi, who has advised candidates of both parties, including Obama and 2008 GOP nominee John McCain, said Wednesday that would be counter-productive. "Certainly changing leadership doesn't ...
John Boehner Calls on Obama to Fire Entire Economic Team
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyHouse Minority Leader John Boehner wants heads to roll over the sorry state of the American economy. And they're Democratic heads. In a speech Tuesday to the City Club of Cleveland, Boehner called on the president to clean house among his economic advisers. "President Obama should ask for, and accept, the resignations of the remaining members of his economic team, starting with Secretary [Timothy] Geithner and Larry Summers, the head of the National Economic Council," Boehner said. In addition to firing the top members of the president's economic team, Boehner used the speech to lay out ...
The House Sends $26 Billion Public Sector Jobs Bill to Obama
By not in system - AOL NewsThe House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a $26 billion bill that Democrats say will save the jobs of over 300,000 school teachers, municipal workers and first responders such as police officers and firefighters. The measure's passage hands President Barack Obama a key election-year victory as he seeks to convince skeptical voters that his economic recovery plan is working. ...
Obama Urges House Passage of Teacher Jobs Bill, Criticizes Republican Resistance
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyPresident Obama has urged the House to pass a $26 billion jobs bill that the president will save 160,000 teaching positions across the country. The measure has already gained passage in the Senate, passing by a margin of 61-39, with two Republican senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both of Maine, joining Democrats in support. House members have returned from their August recess to hold a special session to vote on the bill. In a statement issued in the White House Rose Garden, the president said the bill would prevent the layoff of not only educators but essential state employees, ...
Joe Barton Apologizes, This Time to GOP, Will Keep Leadership Position
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) will keep his leadership position on the House Energy and Commerce Committee -- the panel investigating the Gulf oil spill -- despite infuriating some GOP House members last week by personally apologizing to BP CEO Tony Hayward. House Minority Leader John Boehner told reporters Wednesday that Barton had expressed his regrets directly to his Republican colleagues at a private morning meeting and that the caucus accepted his apology. "Mr. Barton apologized to the members for his poor choice of words. He retracted his statement last week and apologized," Boehner ...
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