House Speaker John Boehner

Boehner: Obama Deserves Credit For Entitlement Reforms In Budget

House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama deserves some credit for what Boehner calls incremental entitlement reforms in his budget proposal.

2013/04/10

Seeking ‘Grand Bargain,’ Obama To Send Long-Awaited 2014 Budget to Congress

President Barack Obama on Wednesday is sending Congress his 2014 budget, an effort to achieve an elusive “grand bargain” to tame runaway deficits that have soared above $1 trillion for each of the past four years.

2013/04/10

File photo of President Barack Obama. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama: ‘What More Do You Think I Should Do?’

President Barack Obama voiced his displeasure with not getting a deal done to avoid the sequester cuts.

2013/03/01

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley waves on stage during the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Aug. 28, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Gov. Haley: ‘No One Should Be Playing Golf’ With Sequester Cuts Looming

President Barack Obama on Monday said looming automatic spending cuts are already affecting the economy, while a top administration official warned that the nation’s borders would be less secure if billions of dollars are yanked from the budget Friday.

2013/02/26

Boehner: ‘Mr. President You Got Your Tax Increase, It’s Time To Cut Spending Here In Washington’

With Congress back from a weeklong recess, House Speaker John Boehner showed little willingness to move off his long-held position that the sequester be offset through targeted spending cuts, not the package of cuts and tax increases Obama supports.

2013/02/25

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reported that President Obama is not open to a raise in the Medicare eligibility age. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

White House Flatly Rejects Raising Medicare Eligibility Age Above 65

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney defiantly rejected any provision that would raise the eligibility age of Medicare from 65 years old.

2013/02/12

House Speaker John Boehner told March of Dimes protesters that cutting federal tax funding for abortion is one of his top priorities this congressional period. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Boehner: Ending Taxpayer-Funded Abortions ‘One Of Our Most Fundamental Goals’

In an address to the annual pro-life, anti-abortion March for Life protestors, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) stated that the removal of taxpayer funds for abortion is one of his top goals for the year.

2013/01/25

Hurricane Sandy flood money got a $9.7 billion approval from the House representatives following a controversial vote delay. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

After Vote Delay, House Approves $9.7B For Sandy Flood Claims

The House has overwhelmingly approved $9.7 billion to pay flood insurance claims for the many home and business owners flooded out by Superstorm Sandy.

2013/01/04

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Boehner Agrees To Sandy Aid Vote On Friday

Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery.

2013/01/02

President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at the Daimler Detroit Diesel engine plant on Dec. 10, 2012 in Redford, Mich. (credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

‘Cliff’ Movement? Obama, Boehner Trade Proposals

In a test of divided government, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner sought an elusive compromise Tuesday to prevent economy-damaging tax increases on the middle class at year’s end, conferring by phone after a secretive exchange of proposals.

2012/12/11