House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday defended his decision to reignite debate over raising the nation’s debt ceiling.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that, during a Wednesday meeting at the White House, he will push President Obama to introduce his own proposals to deal with a looming sequester and end-of-the-year tax increases.

John Boehner (R-Ohio) said the focus for America should be the distressed economy, instead of same-sex marriage.

Speaker of the House John Boehner (Ohio) stated during his press conference Thursday that he will remain focused on jobs and “the President and the Democrats can talk about [gay marriage] all they want.” (:17) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Speaker of the House John Boehner (Ohio) stated that the House is ready to work with President Obama but “it’s about time that he gets serious.” (:11) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Speaker of the House John Boehner (Ohio) told reporters Thursday that while the House is doing their job, President Obama is only putting out “gimmicks.” “I can’t think of a better symbol of how small this presidency has become than looking at the ‘post-it note’ that the President has been…

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney blasted House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) Thursday, saying he doesn’t understand the importance of education. “The American people understand, I guess in a way that the Speaker doesn’t, that education is an essential element of the American economy.” (:11) [Audio clip: view full post…

The battle over student loan interest rates continues on Capitol Hill today as Senate leadership indicated disapproval of the Republicans recently revealed proposal to keep interest rates stagnant.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called on the White House Thursday to reimburse taxpayers for President Obama’s recent cross-country trip used to press Congress for action on an expiring interest rate on student loans.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) reminded rank-and-file Republicans Wednesday that there could be a long, fiery battle to retain control of the House in November.