• White House Awash in Phony “Stimulus” Claims, Phantom Districts, Phantom “Jobs Saved or Created”
    Nov 20, 2009  - This hasn’t been a very good week for the Democrats’ trillion-dollar “stimulus.”    On Monday, ABC News reported that the $18 million recovery.gov website set up as part of the “stimulus” spending bill was listing hundreds of “phantom” congressional districts as recipients of “stimulus” funds, wh... More
  • On CNN's State of the Union, Boehner Challenges Speaker Pelosi to Allow Vote on GOP Health Care Plan
    Nov 1, 2009  - In an appearance this morning on CNN’s State of the Union, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) challenged Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to allow a debate and vote on the Republican plan to make health care more affordable and accessible at a price our nation can afford.  Boehner outlined the G... More
  • Boehner on the Dems’ Economic Forum: Where Are the Jobs?
    Oct 21, 2009  -             WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a weekly press conference following a House GOP Conference meeting, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today discussed the economic forum House Democrats are holding with the same economists who pushed for the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ that isn’t working. ... More
  • Boehner on the Radio: “Where are the Jobs?”
    Oct 15, 2009  - During a radio interview on the Scott Hennen Show today, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) asked the question that millions of Americans struggling in this economy are asking: Where are the jobs?  In addition to discussing the Democrats’ massive trillion-dollar “stimulus” that isn’t workin... More
  • Where Are the Jobs? Authors of Failed “Stimulus” Foresee Years of High Unemployment
    Sep 18, 2009  - For months now, the American people have been asking, “where are the jobs?,” and rightly so.  More than 2.4 million jobs have been lost since February, when the so-called “stimulus” plan was signed into law.  By now, the promises associated with that trillion-dollar mistake are legion: une... More
  • Boehner: House Passage of Defund ACORN Act “A Victory for American Taxpayers”
    Sep 17, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 345-75 to pass the Defund ACORN Act: “Today’s overwhelming bipartisan vote to stop all federal funding of ACORN is a victory for American taxpayers. Of course, it is only the begi... More
  • ‘Enough is Enough’: House Republicans Renew Efforts to Defund ACORN, Protect Taxpayer Dollars
    Sep 16, 2009  - After new evidence surfaced linking the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) to potentially criminal activity, House Republicans sprung into action yesterday, announcing a new series of steps to sever the troubled organization’s ties to the federal government, including:   ... More
  • Boehner Welcomes President’s Call for Action to Help Americans Rebuild Lost Savings; Asks President to Endorse GOP Savings Recovery Act
    Sep 5, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on President Obama’s announcement of initiatives to help Americans increase their personal savings:   “Republicans are pleased President Obama has joined us in calling for action to help Americans rebuild their l... More
  • Ten Facts Every American Should Know About the Democrats' Trillion-Dollar "Stimulus" on Its Six-Month Anniversary
    Aug 17, 2009  - On the six-month anniversary of the bloated, ineffective trillion-dollar "stimulus" becoming law, the American people are increasingly skeptical about the law that is – by any objective standard – not working.  The latest evidence: a new USA Today/Gallup poll, which found that 57 percent of adults s... More
  • Boehner Statement on Six-Month Anniversary of Democrats’ Trillion-Dollar “Stimulus” Becoming Law
    Aug 17, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement on the six-month anniversary of the Democrats’ trillion-dollar “stimulus” bill becoming law:  “By any objective standard, the Democrats’ trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ isn’t working.  The Administration promised the ‘stimulus... More