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John Boehner

John Andrew Boehner ( ; born , 1949) is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

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Whether youre a Republican or a Democrat.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 2 months ago Latest Headlines

There is no The Republican Party, there's a Trump Party. The Republican Party is kind of taking a nap somewhere.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

I want members on both sides of the aisle to sit down, and let’s have a conversation about how to address what, frankly, has become a very thorny issue.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

Reforming our immigration system, securing our borders would be good for America. But unfortunately the president just kept poisoning the well - poisoning the well - to the point where it was impossible to put it on the floor of the House.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Most Read Articles

That's just total nonsense.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

There's probably some blame there as well.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

I had no inkling whatsoever, i was as shocked and dismayed by the reports that I read as anyone else around here.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

I ’m ready to go.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

I think he recognizes that, i'll let you ask him about it, but not since (President James) Polk has anyone left this office and became president.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

This is the loneliest place in the world. Almost as lonely as the presidency.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

Stick me in the eye with a dull stick. I've never been afflicted with that disease.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

I made it clear a month ago when I announced I was leaving that I wanted to do my best to clean the barn, i didn't want Paul Ryan to walk into a dirty barn with you know what.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

I'm in full agreement this is not the way to run a railroad, but remember the alternative.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

Yeah, we're still talking.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

There is no reason to have one -- that is a crisis.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

We owe these kids a chance, a fighting chance, at success.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

Today, the State Department turned over 1,300 pages of printed documents from Ambassador Stevens' emails. today. They've been stonewalling us now for three years on giving us the documents that we need.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

We just want to talk to him about what those specific changes are. listen, I think Paul is going to get the support that he is looking for.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

Listen, I think Paul is going to get the support that he is looking for.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

Someone has to have this job, you’ve got to play the cards you’re dealt.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

I think Paul Ryan has the skills to do this job.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

I think Paul would be a great speaker.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

You’ve got to play the cards you’re dealt.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

I’ve worked 50 to 100 hours a week—at some point you have to slow down a bit.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

I'm pleased with today's ruling, the court has previously ruled that the House does, in fact, have standing to challenge one of the president's unilateral actions with regard to Obamacare... It's another important step toward holding the president accountable for his unconstitutional actions.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

It’s not helpful for one group of members to say they will only vote for this candidate on the floor.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

Don't start erecting walls between us as members. We all came here to help advance the conservative cause, it's not helpful for one group of members to say they will only vote for this candidate on the floor.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago US News

While we go through this process, we've got to continue to address the people's priorities. This institution can not grind to a halt.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago US News

We must have an orderly transition from one speaker to the next, and stepping down before we elect a new speaker would hurt the institution, it is my plan for this House to elect a new speaker before the end of October.But at the end of the day, that’s really up to the people in this room.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

This investigation has never been about former Secretary of State Clinton and never will be.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

This investigation has never been about former Secretary of State Clinton and never will be, the fact remains that Secretary Clinton and the Obama administration have done everything they can to delay, derail, and stop this investigation.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

There are a number of issues that we are going to try to deal with over the coming month, but I'm not going to change my decision-making process.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

The Bible says beware of false prophets. And there are people out there, you know, spreading noise about how much can get done. I mean this whole notion that we're going to shut down the government to get rid of Obamacare in 2013 -- this plan never had a chance, but over the course of the August recess in 2013 and in September, a lot of my Republican colleagues who knew this was a fool's errand -- really, they were getting all this pressure from home to do this.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

Keep the country's best interest in mind and have the courage to do what you can do, in our system of government, it's not about Hail Mary passes. It's the Woody Hayes school of football -- three yards and a cloud of dust. Three yards and a cloud of dust. It's a slow, methodical process.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

But over the course of the August recess in 2013 and in September, a lot of my Republican colleagues who knew this was a fool's errand -- really, they were getting all this pressure from home to do this.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

And so, we've got groups here in town, members of the House and Senate here in town, who whipped people into a frenzy believing they can accomplish things that they know -- they know -- are never going to happen.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

We want people that are going to get it done, they get elected. They're full of vim and vigor. They're going to change things... They come down to these magnificent vaulted ceilings that you see all over Washington. And what happens? They become different people.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

The more important question for each candidate.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

‘ [ T ] House Speaker John Boehner idea that I ’m the establishment, that I ’m some RINO, is just laughable. ’.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

The goal here is not to shut down the government. The goal is to stop these horrific practices of organizations selling baby parts.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

There is a reason President McKinley's name has served atop the highest peak in North America for more than 100 years, and that is because it is a testament to his great legacy.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

There is an investigation underway, and I expect that there will be hearings, as that process develops, we'll make decisions based on the facts. But let's get the facts first.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

Out of respect for their courageous service and sacrifice to our nation, flags at the U.S. Capitol are being lowered to half-staff.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

President (Barack) Obama promised reform at the VA. It hasn't happened. He promised accountability. It hasn't happened.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

When anyone diminishes an unborn child, we are all hurt, irreversibly so. When an organization monetizes an unborn child -- and with the cavalier attitude portrayed in this horrific video -- we must all act.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

It's going to hand a dangerous regime billions of dollars in sanctions relief while paving the way for a nuclear Iran.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

That bill is going to sit in abeyance until we can come to some resolution on this.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

We’re working hard to get there.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

The train was going twice the speed limit, adequate funds were there, no money’s been cut from rail safety, and it’s hard for me to imagine that people take the bait on some of the nonsense that gets spewed around here.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

Ask anyone in the Capitol - Republican, Democrat, or otherwise -- about Michael Steel, and they will tell you the same thing: he is a pro's pro, for more than seven years, I have relied on his ability to dissect an issue, win a debate, and deal openly and honestly with the press.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

She can't sit on the sidelines and let the president swing in the wind here.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

The fact is that the president needs her help in order to get Democrat votes in the House and Senate to get this passed.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

We've got the majority here in the House and the Senate, but we can't do this by ourselves.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

We want tax reform. It’s critically important for our country. We’ve got a tax system that no one understands. Not even the IRS understands, if we had a flatter, simpler tax code that would allow 95 percent of the American people to do their own taxes, we ’d have a much healthier economy.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

I think we ’d like to have a little more flexibility when it comes to what we use reconciliation for.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

It was a good opportunity to work with Ms. Pelosi in a bipartisan way to do the right thing for the country.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

The administration has made it virtually impossible to get to the facts surrounding Benghazi, and so when we have the facts, we'll have a report.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

The House legislation passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, and we do not plan to act again, so we urge the Senate to approve the House-passed bill without delay.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

It would be naïve to suggest the Iranian regime will not continue to use its nuclear program, and any economic relief, to further destabilize the region, in the weeks ahead, Republicans and Democrats in Congress will continue to press The Obama administration on the details of these parameters and the tough questions that remain unanswered. We will stand strong on behalf of the American people and everyone in the Middle East who values freedom, security, and peace.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

It would be naïve to suggest the Iranian regime will not continue to use its nuclear program, and any economic relief, to further destabilize the region.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

Congress must be allowed to fully review the details of any agreement before any sanctions are lifted.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

The NLRB's ambush election rule is an assault on the rights and privacy protections of American workers, with his veto, the president has once again put the interests of his political allies ahead of the small-business owners and hardworking Americans who create jobs and build a stronger economy.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

This is what we can accomplish when we are focused on common ground.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Health News

It shouldn’t take another two decades to do it.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Health News

This is what we can accomplish when we're focused on finding common ground.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

We know we've got more serious entitlement reform that's needed. It shouldn't take another two decades to do it.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

I'm not sure what the information was. But I'm baffled by it.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

There was an opportunity that presented itself to work in a bipartisan way to find the appropriate spending offsets. The door opened and I decided to walk in.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

And the door opened, and I decided to walk in it. As simple as that.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

We've walked everybody through it and we think we're in a good place.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

Imagine if, God forbid, another terrorist attack hits the United States.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

Obviously, our members have a lot of differences on how maybe we want to go about tactics, but our goal is the same, our goal is to fight this President's illegal actions on immigration, and we're now in a position to force the Senate to go to conference committee.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

We have 435 members. A lot of members have different ideas about what we should and shouldn't be doing.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

No, that's not the point.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

The House has done its work. When the Senate does its work, we'll let you know how we will proceed.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

When we make decisions, we'll let you know.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

Until the Senate does something, we're in a wait-and-see mode.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

I'm waiting for the Senate to act. The House has done its job to fund DHS and to stop the president's overreach on immigration and we are waiting for the Senate to do their jobs.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

The president is asking for less authority than he has today under previous authorizations. I don’t think that’s smart.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

The House has acted to de-fund the department and to stop the president’s overreach when it comes to immigration and his executive orders, ... And the Congress just can’t sit by and let the president defy the Constitution and defy his own his oath of office.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

Senate Democrats are the ones standing in the way. They’re the ones jeopardizing funding.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

We've passed a bill to fund the department and stop the President's unilateral action with regard to immigration.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

If funding for Homeland Security lapses, Washington Democrats are going to bear the responsibility.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

The House has done its job. Why don't you go ask the Senate Democrats when they are going to get off their ass and do something other than to vote no?

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

I have always believed that when it comes to fighting a war that Congress should not tie the president’s hands, it’s not going to be an easy lift.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

In a time of global upheaval, the Holy Father's message of compassion and human dignity has moved people of all faiths and backgrounds, his teachings, prayers, and very example bring us back to the blessings of simple things and our obligations to one another.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

We won this fight in the House. Now the fight must be won in the United States Senate.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

At this point it's up to the Senate to act, and I expect that they will soon.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

In this time of challenge, I am asking the Prime Minister to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Top News

In this time of challenge, I am asking the prime minister to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

Prime Minister Netanyahu is a great friend of our country, and this invitation carries with it our unwavering commitment to the security and well-being of his people, in this time of challenge, I am asking the prime minister to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

The president warned us not to move ahead with sanctions on Iran, a state sponsor of terror. His exact message to us was: 'Hold your fire.' He expects us to stand idly by and do nothing while he cuts a bad deal with Iran.Two words: 'Hell no'.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

Our challenge, our opportunity is to pass common-sense solutions ... that repeal ObamaCare and replace it with patient-centered reforms that will help our constituents have better access to high-quality health care in America.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

I'm the guy born with the glass half-full. And I believe hope springs eternal, the American people want us to find a way to address their concerns. That was the big message out of the elections. You hear it from our members on both sides of the Capitol. I'm hoping the president heard the same message.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

Our government does not spy on Americans unless there are Americans who are doing things that tip off our law enforcement officials to an imminent threat. It was our law enforcement officials and those programs that helped us stop this person before he committed a heinous crime in our Capitol.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

Our goal here is to fund the Department of Homeland Security. And our second goal is to stop the president's executive overreach.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Most Read Articles

We're going to make it clear to the president that we're listening to the American people, who want us to work together on their priorities, and their priorities have to do with the economy and jobs, we hope he'll start to listen, too, and reconsider his opposition to some of our jobs bills.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

When the Democrats had total control of the Congress they couldn't find the votes, it's doubtful the votes are here to raise the gas tax again. … I’ve never voted to raise the gas tax. We'll have to work our way through it.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

During my years here when I voted, I have the eighth most conservative voting record in the Congress. And it does pain me to be described as spineless or a squish.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

I'm the most anti-establishment speaker we've ever had.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

I'm pretty comfortable in my own skin. And I'm going to do my best to show all of our members, Democrats and Republicans and those members who voted against me, that I'm up to the job that I was given.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

We've got to find a way to deal with America's crumbling infrastructure and we need to do it in a long-term program that is in fact funded.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

Unfortunately, by threatening two of these bipartisan jobs bills, the president essentially is telling the American people he really doesn't care what they think.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

You're going to see the numbers grow.

– John Boehner

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

More than a decade ago, Representative Scalise made an error in judgment, and he was right to acknowledge it was wrong and inappropriate, he will continue to do great and important work for Americans.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

Understand all these provisions in the bill were worked out in a bi-partisan, bi-cameral fashion or they wouldn't be in the bill.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

I've got grave concerns that ... the plan he's put in place is not going to accomplish the goal of defeating and destroying ISIL.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

I think they understand that it's going to be difficult to take meaningful action as long as we got Democrat control of the Senate.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

I think they understand that it's going to be difficult to take meaningful action as long as we've got Democratic control of the Senate, frankly, we have limited options, limited ability to deal with it directly.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Most Read Articles

Frankly, we have limited options, limited ability to deal with it directly.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Most Read Articles

By ignoring the will of the American people, President Obama has cemented President Obama legacy of lawlessness and squandered what little credibility President Obama had left, president Obama' my way or the highway' approach makes it harder to build the trust with the American people that is necessary to get things done on behalf of the country. Republicans are left with the serious responsibility of upholding our oath of office.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

By ignoring the will of the American people, President Obama has cemented his legacy of lawlessness and squandered what little credibility he had left, republicans are left with the serious responsibility of upholding our oath of office.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

President Obama has cemented President Obama legacy of lawlessness and squandered what little credibility President Obama had left.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

This personnel change must be part of a larger re-thinking of our strategy to confront the threats we face abroad, especially the threat posed by the rise of ISIL (Islamic State), we cannot defeat this enemy without a broad, coordinated, well thought-out effort that has the strong support of the American people. Thus far, this administration has fallen well short.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Top News

We cannot defeat this enemy without a broad, coordinated, well thought-out effort that has the strong support of the American people. Thus far, this administration has fallen well short.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Top News

With this action, the president has chosen to deliberately sabotage any chance of enacting bipartisan reforms that he claims to seek. And as I told the president yesterday, he's damaging the presidency itself, We're working with our members and looking at the options available to us.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Top News

If the president can get away with making his own laws, future presidents will have the ability to as well. The House has an obligation to stand up for the Constitution.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago US News

In order to garner Republican support for new revenues, the president must be willing to reduce spending and shore up the entitlement programs that are the primary drivers of our debt.

– John Boehner

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Election 2012