Through tears, former Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), blubbered ignominiously about how outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has always been “unfailingly gracious” to him on Wednesday night.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 4:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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Congressional Republicans say they are short of the votes for raising the debt limit and avoiding a first-ever government default. With barely a week before deadline, there's no plan on what to do.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 3:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Conservatives just helped oust a speaker who was okay with the Wall Street bailout, debt ceiling increases, and amnesty for illegals.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 4:14 am
By: Brant Clifton
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House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)has dropped out of the race for the Speakership of the House moments before members were set to go behind closed doors to nominate a GOP candidate on the floor.
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 @ 2:13 am
By: Brant Clifton
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THAT is the spin being circulated by the establishment in the wake of John Boehner's resignation from Congress.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Lest you are going to assume I am saying the Pope forced the Speaker of the House (3rd in line as President), you are jumping to far too much a conclusion about a so-called "liberal."
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2015 @ 3:02 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) are again urging Speaker John Boehner to bring up an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for debate and vote.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 6:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Renee Ellmers is running to and fro trying to convince low-information voters across the Second District that she has been a valiant warrior princess against ObamaCare. Chamber of Commerce
Published: Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 @ 7:27 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Congressman Walter Jones is standing with Mark Meadows in his effort to oust John Boehner as Speaker of the House
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 2:59 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Boehner and his team - and, surprisingly, a number of Meadows's fellow conservatives - are publicly poo-poing Meadows and his resolution.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 6:50 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Congressman Mark Meadows collected a lot of new fans with his recent tussle with John Boehner and crew. An effort has arisen to encourage Meadows to forego election to the House in 2016 and primary incumbent US senator Richard Burr.
Published: Saturday, July 11th, 2015 @ 1:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner urging him to take action on President Obama's Authorization for the Use of Military Force request released on February 11, 2015 to authorize military operations
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Barry Obama likes it. Renee Ellmers likes it. John Boehner LOVES IT. So does Nancy Pelosi. (We should ALL be worried.)
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 8:02 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Remember the kerfluffle late last year over the CRomnibus? Boehner, McConnell & co. all told us that they would only fund Homeland Security through February.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 10:12 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern sent a letter to Speaker Boehner calling for him to schedule a full debate when President Obama submits a request for the use of military force to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria in the coming days.
Published: Monday, February 9th, 2015 @ 2:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Watch your wallets. The dawn of the new year signals the return of the leeches and other assorted parasites to Capitol Hill. Be on the lookout for brand new ways for "getting something done" with someone else's money.
Published: Monday, January 5th, 2015 @ 12:33 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It added to our already out-of-control federal debt. It’s fully funded ObamaCare and amnesty.
Published: Monday, December 15th, 2014 @ 9:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Question: What do you get when you hold your nose while voting? Answer: Pretty much the same damn thing you would have gotten from the guys and gals you voted against.
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 11:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We’ve learned that there just might be a crony capitalism angle in the amnesty fight for at least one powerful House Republican.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 8:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Friday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) sent a letter to Speaker Boehner calling for a debate and a vote on an authorization to expand military force in Iraq and Syria when Congress reconvenes in November.
Published: Monday, September 29th, 2014 @ 3:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Alabama senator Jeff Sessions is putting in a yeoman's effort trying to derail the GOP cave-in on amnesty for illegal aliens.
Published: Friday, August 8th, 2014 @ 12:55 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Ever wonder why so few elected officials question the actions of their party leaders or the actions of their respective chambers? Ever wonder why politicians spend SO MUCH time fundraising?
Published: Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 @ 11:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a free society, the right to express one's political views without governmental restraint or reprisal ought to be sacrosanct. Unfortunately, it isn't. Some politicians and political activists seem to believe that, because of a sense of moral superiority, they have the right not just to express...
Published: Thursday, May 29th, 2014 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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First-term U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger faces a challenge from Michael Steinberg in the Republican primary for the 9th Congressional District.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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American Hustle is not just lighting up the movie screens. It's playing out on Capitol Hill as well.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2014 @ 11:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Seriously. That's how the BarryO fan club is defending their pet monster against accusations, and a CBO report, suggesting that it will kill jobs by the millions.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Renee Ellmers has been proud of her ties to House leadership. She once slipped up - I think - in a conversation with me, referring to House Speaker John Boehner as her "boss."
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2014 @ 2:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I went back in the Google time machine and found some comments from GOP leaders shortly after the Tea Party put them back in charge of the US House of Representatives.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 10:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tea Partiers and other grassroots limited government types have been disappointed time and again by the Republican leaders on Capitol Hill they elected and elevated in 2010 and 2012.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2014 @ 9:50 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We've got 535 voting members of Congress. Yet. this "bi-partisan", "disaster-averting" budget deal announced yesterday got hammered out in private talks between Senate Budget Committee chairman Patty Murray and House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:04 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Leftists want you to believe that the results show America loves Barry Obama. The media wants you to believe The Tea Party was soundly rejected. What was the real takeaway from Tuesday?
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2013 @ 11:25 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Renee Ellmers is damaged goods. In her 2011 smooch-fest with The New York Times, she talked about the nation ‘coding.’ In 2013, it would appear that it’s her political career that’s in danger of flat-lining.
Published: Monday, October 21st, 2013 @ 11:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Several weeks ago it was Harry Reid threatening to invoke the "Nuclear Option" (i.e. changing the Senate rules so that a simple majority would be all that is required to pass legislation) if the Reps didn't do whatever it was he wanted.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 5:01 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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We’ve got a 17 percent federal spending freeze. But to hear the media tell it, we are experiencing THE END OF DAYS.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 10:30 am
By: Brant Clifton
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