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Through tears, former Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), blubbered ignominiously about how outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has always been “unfailingly gracious” to him on Wednesday night.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 4:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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Congressional Republicans say they are short of the votes for raising the debt limit and avoiding a first-ever government default. With barely a week before deadline, there's no plan on what to do.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 3:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)has dropped out of the race for the Speakership of the House moments before members were set to go behind closed doors to nominate a GOP candidate on the floor.
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 @ 2:13 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) are again urging Speaker John Boehner to bring up an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for debate and vote.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 6:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It’s no secret there’s no love between the speaker and Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC). Jones voted against Boehner for renomination as speaker.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 11:00 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner urging him to take action on President Obama's Authorization for the Use of Military Force request released on February 11, 2015 to authorize military operations
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is leading a bipartisan coalition urging Speaker Boehner to schedule a full debate on President Obama’s AUMF request to combat ISIS, as well as allowing an open amendment process.
Published: Monday, February 23rd, 2015 @ 9:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern sent a letter to Speaker Boehner calling for him to schedule a full debate when President Obama submits a request for the use of military force to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria in the coming days.
Published: Monday, February 9th, 2015 @ 2:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Watch your wallets. The dawn of the new year signals the return of the leeches and other assorted parasites to Capitol Hill. Be on the lookout for brand new ways for "getting something done" with someone else's money.
Published: Monday, January 5th, 2015 @ 12:33 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Tuesday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) joined a bipartisan coalition in sending a letter to Speaker Boehner calling for a debate and a vote on an authorization to expand military force in Iraq. Congressman Jones issued the following statement.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Friday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) sent a letter to Speaker Boehner calling for a debate and a vote on an authorization to expand military force in Iraq and Syria when Congress reconvenes in November.
Published: Monday, September 29th, 2014 @ 3:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ever wonder why so few elected officials question the actions of their party leaders or the actions of their respective chambers? Ever wonder why politicians spend SO MUCH time fundraising?
Published: Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 @ 11:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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American Hustle is not just lighting up the movie screens. It's playing out on Capitol Hill as well.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2014 @ 11:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Renee Ellmers has been proud of her ties to House leadership. She once slipped up - I think - in a conversation with me, referring to House Speaker John Boehner as her "boss."
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 2:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Tea Partiers and other grassroots limited government types have been disappointed time and again by the Republican leaders on Capitol Hill they elected and elevated in 2010 and 2012.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2014 @ 9:50 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We've got 535 voting members of Congress. Yet. this "bi-partisan", "disaster-averting" budget deal announced yesterday got hammered out in private talks between Senate Budget Committee chairman Patty Murray and House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:04 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Several weeks ago it was Harry Reid threatening to invoke the "Nuclear Option" (i.e. changing the Senate rules so that a simple majority would be all that is required to pass legislation) if the Reps didn't do whatever it was he wanted.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 5:01 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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We’ve got a 17 percent federal spending freeze. But to hear the media tell it, we are experiencing THE END OF DAYS.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 10:30 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Where in the world did the notion that the Reps are the villains who keep threatening to shut down the government come from?? The Anointed One says it; Harry Reid says it; Nancy P. says it; it turns up in all the Dem talking points papers.
Published: Monday, September 9th, 2013 @ 10:04 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Hagan bemoaned the way Congress waits for deadlines to act. She said Speaker of the House John Boehner needs to, essentially, write off the 64 Tea-Party-style Republicans who are blocking compromise measures in the House and move legislation that other Republicans can pass with support from House De
Published: Thursday, August 29th, 2013 @ 1:47 am
By: Brant Clifton
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John Boehner says he has the plan to fix it all. He’s NOT going to use his leverage to defund ObamaCare in the continuing resolution vote.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2013 @ 3:57 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Boy, have Boehner and his folks got their talking points down.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2013 @ 11:52 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Politico -- hardly a right-wing rag -- has broken a story about a bipartisan group of politicians seeking to exempt themselves and their staffs from the impending implementation of ObamaCare.
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013 @ 10:00 am
By: Brant Clifton
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US House Speaker John Boehner and his team have pushed through several pieces of legislation opposed by a majority of Republicans, but supported by a majority of Democrats, and say they will do it again and again.
Published: Saturday, March 16th, 2013 @ 10:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The mainstream media and The White House are warning of a coming apocalypse brought on by "draconian" spending cuts in the budget sequester that is to kick in on March 1.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2013 @ 9:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We've moved from Boehner and Obama meeting privately to McConnell and Biden meeting privately. Never mind those 534 OTHER FOLKS, duly elected by the people, on Capitol Hill and that pesky old Constitution thingie.
Published: Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 @ 2:42 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The article was about the failure of Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ proposal to win enough support to pass the Congress. The plan — identical to something Nancy Pelosi proposed in May — would keep the tax rates the same for anyone making up to $1 million a year.
Published: Friday, December 21st, 2012 @ 2:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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What does it mean to be Republican? Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater established the national party as a force for shrinking government and cutting taxes.
Published: Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 @ 12:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Now that the smoke has cleared -- and they are safe from the voters' wrath for at least two more years -- Republicans in Raleigh and Washington appear ready to toss supply-side, low-tax, deregulated economics under the bus.
Published: Saturday, November 24th, 2012 @ 10:34 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Washington is buzzing about a bit of theater on the US House floor recently, involving a group of Members that included The Second District's Renee Ellmers:
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2012 @ 7:01 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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On Wednesday, April 6, about 800-1000 Tea Party and other conservative groups stood on the Capitol lawn in Washington DC to tell the government to "Cut Spending!"
Published: Saturday, April 9th, 2011 @ 12:03 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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