John Boehner of Ohio is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was formerly the Republican minority leader from 2007-2011, and was the majority leader briefly prior to that.
John Boehner"We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics."
On immigration, "the president said 22 times, 22 times, that he couldn't do what he eventually did."
Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."
The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create."
"The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every…
The United States has seen "a net loss of people with health insurance" because of Obamacare.
Says President Barack Obama’s health care law is "expected to destroy 2.3 million jobs."
"This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country."
According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
| Promise | Status | Last Updated | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cut government spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |
| Keep “combatants” in Guantanamo Bay | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |
| Approve pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |
| Establish a hard cap on new discretionary spending | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |
| Demand an overarching detention policy | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |
| Do away with the concept of ”comprehensive” spending bills | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |
| Cut Congress’ budget | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |
| Oppose extending “Miranda Rights” to foreign terrorists | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |
| Develop a ‘cut as you go’ rule | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |
| End TARP | Not Rated | December 22, 2010 | View Details |