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In 1990, Boehner was elected to represent Ohio’s Eighth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. From 1995 to 1999, Boehner was the House Republican Conference Chairman. He was the Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee from 2001 until 2006, when he resigned to become House Majority Leader. Boehner is widely credited with championing the 1994 Contract With America, the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, and the passage of "[[No Child Left Behind]] Act." After Republicans lost control of the [[House of Representatives]] in November of 2006, Boehner was elected by his colleagues to serve as House Minority Leader. Boenher takes a conservative position on most issues. He has worked to lower income and inheritance taxes, arguing, "Americans are being taxed almost every moment of their lives. My goodness, when they are dead, do we have to tax them again?" | In 1990, Boehner was elected to represent Ohio’s Eighth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. From 1995 to 1999, Boehner was the House Republican Conference Chairman. He was the Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee from 2001 until 2006, when he resigned to become House Majority Leader. Boehner is widely credited with championing the 1994 Contract With America, the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, and the passage of "[[No Child Left Behind]] Act." After Republicans lost control of the [[House of Representatives]] in November of 2006, Boehner was elected by his colleagues to serve as House Minority Leader. Boenher takes a conservative position on most issues. He has worked to lower income and inheritance taxes, arguing, "Americans are being taxed almost every moment of their lives. My goodness, when they are dead, do we have to tax them again?" | ||
| − | In the 111th Congress, Boehner was successful in persuading the Republican leadership to unanimously vote against | + | In the 111th Congress, Boehner was successful in persuading the Republican leadership to unanimously vote against [[Barack Obama]]'s $787 billion economic stimulus package. In 2009, Boehner offered an equivalent to a [[filibuster]] when he spent an hour reading from the 1200-plus page [[cap and trade]] [[climate change]] bill that was amended less then a day before the House of Representatives voted on it. Critics argue it would impose a national energy tax, which would result in job loses, and raise [[electricity]] bills. When asked why he read portions of the bill, he told the Hill newspaper, "People deserve to know what's in this pile of s--t." <ref>http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/boehner-climate-bill-a-pile-of-s--t-2009-06-27.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:30, September 10, 2009
| John Boehner | |||
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| U.S. Representative from Ohio's 8th Congressional District From: January 3, 1991-present | |||
| Predecessor | Buz Lukens | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Deborah L. Gunlack | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
John Andrew Boehner (pronounced "BAY-ner"), born November 17, 1949 (age 74), is a Republican Representative from Ohio's 8th congressional district. On Feb. 2, 2006, he was elected House Majority Leader and later Minority Leader after Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives in 2006. If Republicans were to win control of the House in 2010, he would likely become Speaker of the House.
United States Congress
In 1990, Boehner was elected to represent Ohio’s Eighth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. From 1995 to 1999, Boehner was the House Republican Conference Chairman. He was the Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee from 2001 until 2006, when he resigned to become House Majority Leader. Boehner is widely credited with championing the 1994 Contract With America, the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, and the passage of "No Child Left Behind Act." After Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives in November of 2006, Boehner was elected by his colleagues to serve as House Minority Leader. Boenher takes a conservative position on most issues. He has worked to lower income and inheritance taxes, arguing, "Americans are being taxed almost every moment of their lives. My goodness, when they are dead, do we have to tax them again?"
In the 111th Congress, Boehner was successful in persuading the Republican leadership to unanimously vote against Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package. In 2009, Boehner offered an equivalent to a filibuster when he spent an hour reading from the 1200-plus page cap and trade climate change bill that was amended less then a day before the House of Representatives voted on it. Critics argue it would impose a national energy tax, which would result in job loses, and raise electricity bills. When asked why he read portions of the bill, he told the Hill newspaper, "People deserve to know what's in this pile of s--t." [1]
