John Boehner RSS Articles http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Today, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following column discussing the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act (H.R. 7), the next piece in House Republicans’ Plan for America’s Job Creators: http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=279958 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=279958 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT Not only does the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act (H.R. 7) include NO earmarks, a sharp departure from past highway bills, but it also eliminates or consolidates nearly 70 federal transportation programs. Here’s a complete list below: http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=279019 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=279019 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT According to the Federal Highway Administration, infrastructure projects can take as long as 15 years to complete because of excessive government regulations and red tape. http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=279026 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=279026 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT At a press conference today with Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) previewed next week’s House vote on the pro-growth, earmark-free American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act (H.R. 7) and called on President Obama to urge the Democratic-controlled Senate to act on this, and nearly 30 other bipartisan, House-passed jobs bills languishing on its doorstep. http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=279099 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=279099 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) made the following statement on the House floor today: http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=278760 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=278760 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT In the Pledge to America, Republicans promised to craft legislation out in the open in committees – not behind closed doors in the Speaker’s office – with input from both parties. The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act(H.R. 7), which removes barriers to energy production to help create more than a million new jobs, is the latest example of the Pledge in action. http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278762 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278762 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT That’s what one veteran House Democrat said recently about H.R. 7, the American Energy & Infrastructure Act, which, in addition to having no earmarks, eliminates or consolidates nearly 70 duplicative transportation programs and removes government barriers to job creation. http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278763 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278763 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT Below is a photo from Congressman John Boehner’s meeting with students from Miami University’s ‘Inside Washington’ program at his office in the Capitol today. Boehner’s Ohio district is home to Miami’s main campus in Oxford, and two regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown. http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278943 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278943 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT In an interview with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, Congressman John Boehner discussed Senate Democrats' unwillingness to act on bipartisan initiatives that help create new private-sector jobs or stop Washington from spending money it doesn't have. http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278464 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278464 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT In the past, tens of billions of taxpayer dollars meant for improving highways were wasted by Congress on projects that had little positive impact on America’s economy. http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278466 http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/Blog/?postid=278466 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT