Boehner Responds to Reid and Co. Demands He Not Repeal ObamaCare: The House Will Repeal It Now, Youre Welcome

Boehner dismisses Reid on Obamacare repeal
from RedState by Moe Lane Or, “Boehner shows Reid the Hawaiian good-luck symbol.” The memo you are about to read is real.  I did not write this. Background: recently, Harry Reid (in a moment of bravado), deigned to inform Speaker-designate John Boehner that he should not bother to pass a Repeal of ObamaCare in the House, because it would not succeed in the Senate. So there, neener neener, and similar big talk from a guy who just presided over the literal decimation of his party

Boehner makes first fundraising pitch as Speaker
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) made his first Fundraising pitch on Wednesday since formally assuming office on Wednesday. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a letter by Boehner to Republicans asking for donations shortly after Boehner wrapped up his first Speech after being sworn in as Speaker. "[W]hile our new Majority continues to listen to the American People and act on their will, those who want more spending, higher taxes, and bigger government are digg...

Speaker of the House John Boehner
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. “Madam Speaker, thank you for your kind words, and thank you for your service. I’d like to welcome our new colleagues and their families. My own family is here as well: my wife, Debbie, our daughters, Lindsay and Tricia; my brothers and sisters, brothers-and-sisters-in-law, and their Children. “I am honored and humbled to represent a great, hard-working community in Congress. The people of Ohio’s Eighth Congr...

Boehner Commits To Open Process As GOP Moves Towards Adopting Closed Rule On Health Repeal
Boehner Commits To ‘Open’ Process As GOP Moves Towards Adopting Closed Rule On Health Repeal In a widely televised Inaugural Speech this afternoon, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) reiterated his commitment to “openness” and fair debate in the 112th Congress, even as his new majority prepares to bar Democrats from offering any amendments to the Health Care repeal Legislation and is forgoing the normal process of debating the measures in committee before they’re ...

Reconsider health repeal, officials urge Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any move to Repeal the sweeping healthcare overhaul passed last year would erase critical consumer protections and set the nation back on course toward skyrocketing health costs, the Obama Administration warned the new Republican House leader. The House is already planning to vote on Repeal next week, but U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday urged House Speaker John Boehner to consider the benefits of the law before t...

Reconsider health repeal, officials urge Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any move to Repeal the sweeping healthcare overhaul passed last year would erase critical consumer protections and set the nation back on course toward skyrocketing health costs, the Obama Administration warned the new Republican House leader. The House is already planning to vote on Repeal next week, but U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday urged House Speaker John Boehner to consider the benefits of the law before ...

Boehner Elected Speaker
The New York Times reports: The new speaker of the House, John Boehner, promised a new era of transparency in lawmaking on Wednesday, but he also pledged to aggressively push forward the conservative agenda that swept his party into power. A roll-call vote of the chamber’s 435 members ended the way the results of November’s election determined that it would: with more votes for Mr. Boehner than for the Democratic Leader, Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, making him speaker. In rem...

GOP's Boehner Gets House Speaker's Gavel
Ohio Republican John Boehner has finally received his life-long wish: He is speaker of the House of Representatives. In a symbolic move, outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi handed over the gavel to Boehner, who gave a brief Speech in which he pledged to move forward with the conservative agenda voters approved in giving the GOP control of the House. Below are the excerpts of his address: Excerpts from Boehner's Speech to the Opening Session of the 112th Congress Washington (Jan 5) Following are exce...

Democrats Who Voted Against Final Passage of Obamacare Urged to Vote for Repeal Legislation
Wednesday, January 05, 2011 By Fred Lucas President Obama signs the Democrats’ Health Care bill into law in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Washington (CNSNews.com) - Conservative groups are urging 13 House Democrats who voted against final passage of the $1 Trillion Health Care overhaul Legislation last March to vote for the Repeal legislation. House Republicans will vote next week on a bill to Repeal the Legislation they call...

Area Congressman John Boehner becomes speaker of the House
WASHINGTON – Dayton-area Congressman John Boehner was elected speaker of the House on Wednesday, sealing newfound Republican power-sharing in Congress and drawing the curtain on the history-making Nancy Pelosi era at the helm. Cheers broke out among GOP lawmakers on the House floor as Boehner, a Veteran lawmaker from West Chester Twp., defeated Pelosi in the roll call for speaker. His rise to the helm of the House was virtually guaranteed months ago, when the Midterm Elections returned Rep...

Boehner: 'Welcome to the people's house'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. John Boehner, newly elected speaker of the House of Representatives, pledged Wednesday to work to "give government back to the people." "Hard work and tough decisions will be required of the 112th Congress," Boehner said. "No longer can we fall short. No longer can we kick the can down the road." Voters on Nov. 2 "humbled us," reminding lawmakers "just how temporary the privilege of serving is," Boehner said. "They have reminded us that everything here is on...

Nancy Pelosi hands over the gavel to Speaker John Boehner (Slideshow)
Today was a historic day in Washington D.C. as the 112th Congress convened for the first time.  Republicans officially asserted their power as the majority in the House of Representatives by electing Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker of the House.  Boehner takes over as speaker for Rep. Nancy Pelosi who has served in the position since 2007.  In the slideshow to the left, readers can see pictures from the somewhat awkward moment when Pelosi literally hands over the gavel to Boeh...

Obamacare Quote of the Day
From Frank J.: Repealing ObamaCare would be neat. That would be like getting liberals the toy they always wanted and smashing it in front of them.I hope the GOP has the same kind of floor celebration when they pass the Repeal bill the Dems had when they passed Obamacare. And speaking of Obamacare, the new Speaker sent a letter to certain Dem Senators who were urging him not to pass a Repeal bill. It was short and to the point: Senators Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Murray and Stabenow: Thank you for r...

The Live-and-Let-Live Deli
Convening of the new Congress brings back a long-age image, a Manhattan store called the Live-and-Let-Live Deli with a sign in the window: "Out of Business." The proximate cause is literal--the White House's backing off from a provision in Health Care reform that would allow doctors to include end-of-life discussions with Medicare patients. Whether this is in response to the "Death Panel" scare raised by Dr. Sarah Palin and other GOP advocates for the elderly, no one will say, but Dr. John Boeh...

Pelosi handles Boehner the gavel; Robert Gibbs packs his bags
Get a load of this fantasy headline from the LA Times. Even if Boehner means what he says, as outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi hands him the gavel, his Tea Party peeps are going to be on his posterior from day one: John Boehner elected as House Speaker, promises new GOP-controlled chamber will be 'honest, accountable and more responsive' Boehner, a 20-year congressman from southern Ohio, will pledge to make the House "honest, accountable, and more responsive" to the needs of the American People...

Boehner Elected Speaker, Ushers in New Republican House
Rep. John Boehner was elected speaker of the House Wednesday, sealing newfound Republican power-sharing as the 112th Congress convened and drawing the curtain on the history-making Nancy Pelosi era at the helm. Cheers broke out among GOP lawmakers on the House floor on Wednesday as Boehner, a Veteran lawmaker from Ohio, defeated Pelosi in the roll call for speaker. His rise to the helm of the House was virtually guaranteed months ago, when the Midterm Elections returned Republicans to control...

Boehner Elected Speaker of the House
(NewsCore) - Republican John Boehner of Ohio was officially elected the 61st Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives by the 112th Congress Wednesday, vowing more transparency and accountability in the “people’s House.” Boehner was handed the Speaker’s gavel after receiving 241 of the 432 votes cast, while outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) received 173. Calling Boehner a “legislative leader of skill,” a "man of conviction" and a man of “great ...

It's never too early to ask for contributions
Washington (CNN) - Just minutes after being handed the speaker's gavel by outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, new Speaker John Boehner is already asking for financial support. In an email put out by the National Republican Congressional Committee, Boehner points out that "with President Obama in the White House and Democrats running the Senate, we're still outnumbered in Washington." The Ohio Republican then asks GOP supporters for help, saying "your support now will ensure the NRCC begin...

Pelosi Olive Branch Is Already Dead
This morning, at a special swearing-in ceremony for the Congressional Black Caucus, outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi offered the GOP an olive branch and the promise of cooperation: “We extend the hand of friendship to create jobs, grow the Middle Class and reduce the Deficit. We look for common ground to solve the problems of the American People: their health, their housing, their jobs, their savings, their Children’s education.” But, just hours later, and about a minute after

It's the 'people's House,' but which 'people'?
IT'S THE 'PEOPLE'S HOUSE,' BUT WHICH 'PEOPLE'?.... Ohio Republican John Boehner formally took the gavel this afternoon, becoming the 61st Speaker of the House. In his remarks -- which were, thankfully, far shorter than the half-hour Speech Newt Gingrich delivered upon becoming Speaker in '95 -- Boehner returned to one phrase in particular more than once. "The American People have humbled us. They have refreshed our memories as to just how temporary the privilege to serve is. They have reminded...

Twitter tells the tale: Boehner now Speaker of the House
Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) is the new Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi has been demoted. Confirming this change, Boehner's Twitter handle is now SpeakerBoehner. No longer SpeakerPelosi, the San Francisco Democrat is now simply NancyPelosi on Twitter....

Will Boehner and Obama hit the links?
A reader wrote in the other day, wondering about President Obama's Golf handicap. He plays all the time, but not much is known about his game. Time reported he plays a dollar a hole, with a Military aide holding the nuclear football hovering nearby. How relaxing. There is no official Golf handicap for the president. It's one of those elusive mysteries about Obama. Estimates range from 16 to 24, according to various reports. A Golf blog recently took issue with Obama for playing five hours withou...

Speaker of the House John Boehner
If you want to see Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) cry, tune into CSPAN. If you want to know what the next two years will be like, watch this: ... and treat this as a passing-of-the-gavel open thread. ...

New Speaker Boehner backs Maria Cino in race for RNC chairmanship (Daily Caller)
Speaker of the House John Boehner has added his voice to the race for Republican National Committee Chairman, calling at least one committee member in support for former Bush Administration official Maria Cino, Roll Call reported Wednesday. Boehner reportedly left a Voicemail for Chris Healy, the chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party, “encouraging Healy to support Cino” for the post of chairman. Healy had formally endorsed Gentry Collins in the race, but is in the market for...

White House Changes End-of-Life Medicare Rules
Source: CBS News/AP References to End-of-Life Counseling, Which Sparked "Death Panel" Debate, Dropped Before Health Care Repeal Vote (AP) WASHINGTON - Reversing a potentially Controversial decision, the Obama Administration will drop references to end-of-life counseling from the ground rules for Medicare's new annual checkup, a White House official said Wednesday. The latest shift on the sensitive subject comes ahead of a vote next week in the new GOP-led House to repeal President Barack Obama's...