Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington. — John Boehner Copy Share Image
I didn't need to be speaker because I needed a fancy title or a big office. I wanted to be speaker so I could lead an effort to deal with the serious issues that are facing our country. — John Boehner Copy Share Image
House Republicans want to pass a strong border security, illegal immigration bill. We want a bill. There is no ifs, ands or buts about… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
They know the importance of their mission and of America's commitment to combating and defeating terrorism abroad, and they know that they are making… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
But make no mistake, the President will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they've expressed it tonight: standing… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
The United States did not choose to fight Islamic extremists. These terrorists chose to fight our way of life. They chose to challenge our… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
During the 1990s, world leaders looked at the mounting threat of terrorism, looked up, looked away, and hoped the problem would go away. — John Boehner Copy Share Image
House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
And that is why marriage and family law has emphasized the importance of marriage as the foundation of family, addressing the needs of children… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
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… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
The bill that was about jobs, jobs, jobs has turned into a bill that's about spending, spending, spending. — John Boehner Copy Share Image
