• Washington Post on Dems' "Stimulus": Where Are the Jobs?
    Jun 22, 2009  - Nearly three million jobs have been lost this year, and in spite of the Democrats’ promises that passage of their trillion-dollar “stimulus” spending bill would stop the bleeding, it looks like job losses will continue in the weeks and months to come.  As Democrats continue their epic spending binge... More
  • Rural America Braces for Higher Costs as Democrats Barrel Ahead with National Energy Tax
    Jun 11, 2009  - Democrats’ attempts to pass a national energy tax through Congress haven’t gone quite as smoothly as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democratic leaders had hoped.  Meanwhile, House Republicans are uniting behind the American Energy Act, legislation that represents the fastest route to a ... More
  • House GOP Introduces Better Solution to Clean Up Environment, Lower Gasoline Prices, Create More American Jobs
    Jun 10, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on the American Energy Act, legislation introduced today by House Republicans to clean up the environment, lower energy costs, and create more American jobs: “The House Republicans’ American Energy Act – not the Demo... More
  • Democrats Return to Washington Ready to Force Workers, Families, Small Businesses to Pay a National Energy Tax
    Jun 1, 2009  - Congress is returning to Washington after its Memorial Day recess, and among the top issues slated for House action in the coming weeks is the Democrats’ massive national energy tax to be paid by anyone who drives a car, buys a product made in America, or has the audacity to flip on a light switch. ... More
  • Boehner: Democrats’ National Energy Tax Would Have Devastating Consequences for Rural Americans
    May 19, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on the House GOP Rural America Solutions Group’s effort to highlight the impact of the Democrats’ national energy tax on rural Americans: “The Democrats’ national energy tax would have a particularly devastating impa... More
  • Boehner, Ranking Republicans Announce Solutions Group to Address Issues Facing Rural America
    Apr 30, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) joined three Committee Ranking Republicans – Frank Lucas (R-OK), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Sam Graves (R-MO) – and other House Republicans today in announcing a new group tasked with developing solutions to address the issues facing Rural America.  President Ob... More
  • Boehner Statement on Former Vice President Gore’s Global Warming Testimony
    Apr 24, 2009  - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today released the following statement on the global warming testimony by Former Vice President Al Gore at the Energy & Commerce Committee: “Former Vice President Gore deserves another Oscar for his testimony today on the Democrats’ plans for a mass... More
  • Farm Bill Yet Another Example of Democrats' Broken Promises on Earmark Reform (Townhall.com)
    May 12, 2008  - There’s something fishy in the Farm Bill, and taxpayers should beware. It’s a $170 million earmark for the salmon industry, quietly tucked into the mammoth bill at the last minute by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA). I don’t know much about the salmon industry. Perhaps Pelos... More
  • Boehner: Farm Bill Tax Hike Would Jeopardize Millions of Jobs for America’s Working Families
    Jul 27, 2007  - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement opposing the Farm Bill loaded up with tax hikes that could threaten 5.1 million American jobs, including 203,000 jobs in the state of Ohio: “The tax hike in the Democrats’ Farm Bill jeopardizes the jobs of millions of working f... More
  • House Dems to Pay For Farm Bill With Tax Increase That Threatens American Jobs
    Jul 25, 2007  - In a sneak attack on American working families, House Democratic leaders have revealed they will pay for new spending in the 2007 farm bill by imposing a new tax increase that threatens more than 5 million American jobs. The Democratic tax hike scheme was kept secret from House Republicans and the m... More