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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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Latest Fact-Checks By John Boehner

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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."
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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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