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John Boehner

John Boehner

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.

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John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on May 3, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics."
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 3, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
On immigration, "the president said 22 times, 22 times, that he couldn't do what he eventually did."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 1, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on January 25, 2015 an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes":
The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2015
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 25, 2014 an op-ed for "USA Today":
"The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 26, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 2, 2014 a post on his website:
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 year."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 2, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 13, 2014 a press conference:
The United States has seen "a net loss of people with health insurance" because of Obamacare.
False
By Steve Contorno • March 18, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 4, 2014 a tweet:
Says President Barack Obama’s health care law is "expected to destroy 2.3 million jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 6, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 12, 2013 a press conference:
According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 22, 2013 a blog post:
President Barack Obama has "announced that he would not sign ANY spending bills this year unless sequestration spending cuts are eliminated."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 11, 2013 a news conference:
"This is the same (farm) bill we voted on a few weeks ago, with the exception of one or two sentences."  
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • July 17, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 26, 2013 a news conference:
"About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • July 5, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 3, 2013 an interview on "Meet the Press.":
"There's no plan from Senate Democrats or the White House to replace the sequester."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly Moorhead • March 4, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on November 9, 2012 a news conference:
"The problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans is that more than half of them are small business owners."
False
By Tom Feran • January 3, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 4, 2012 a news release:
"The president went on a stimulus-fueled spending binge that stuck every American man, woman and child with a $50,000 share of this $16 trillion debt."
False
By Tom Feran • September 19, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 1, 2012 an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
The United States has "the best health care delivery system in the world."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on April 24, 2012 a Twitter post:
"Student loan rates set to double because a Democratic-controlled Congress voted to double them."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 1, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 28, 2012 a video address:
"The Democrat-controlled Senate, it hasn't passed a budget in more than 1,000 days."
True
By Tom Feran • April 26, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 7, 2012 a news release:
"New business startups are at the lowest levels in 30 years."
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By Tom Feran • March 23, 2012
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Latest Fact-Checks About John Boehner

Silvestre Reyes
Silvestre Reyes
stated on May 9, 2011 a press release.:
The "six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 10, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2010 a speech on Labor Day:
John Boehner wants to reopen a tax loophole "that actually rewarded corporations for shipping jobs and profits overseas."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 8, 2010 a speech in Cleveland, Ohio.:
"When these same Republicans –- including Mr. Boehner –- were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 9, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 5, 2010 a speech on Labor Day:
John Boehner said the jobs of "teachers and nurses and police officers and firefighters" are "'government jobs' that weren't worth saving."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 8, 2010
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