Speaker.gov — At his weekly press briefing earlier, Speaker Boehner addressed Senate Democrats’ filibuster of the House’s plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security and stop the president’s unilateral actions on immigration. Here’s what he said: “The American people want to fund the Homeland Security agency, but they also want to stop the president’s […]
Boehner: On immigration, Dems protect Obama instead of standing with the people
February 6, 2015 by 4 Comments
Boehner planning to sue Obama over immigration
January 28, 2015 by 4 Comments
CNN — House Speaker John Boehner announced Tuesday plans to pursue legal action against the Obama administration in order to challenge President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, CNN has learned. Boehner told Republican House members at Tuesday morning’s meeting he plans to take steps to file a lawsuit. “We are finalizing a plan to authorize […]
Boehner: 22 times Obama was a hypocrite about immigration reform
January 15, 2015 by 7 Comments
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to overturn Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration. Prior to the vote, Speaker John Boehner gave a rare floor speech during which he pointed out no less than 22 times that Obama said he couldn’t ignore or create his own immigration law. Watch video of the speech below: […]
Boehner: House will fund Homeland Security, block Obama on immigration
January 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security this week while blocking President Barack Obama’s actions on immigration, House Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday. The $39.7 billion spending bill was expected to pass by Wednesday, when House Republicans leave Washington for a two-day policy retreat in […]
