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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
stated on May 3, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"We spend more money on antacids than we do on politics."

By Jon Greenberg • May 3, 2015
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":

On immigration, "the president said 22 times, 22 times, that he couldn't do what he eventually did."

By Katie Sanders • March 1, 2015
John Boehner
stated on March 1, 2015 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":

Says President Barack Obama made "unilateral changes" to Obamacare "38 times."

By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2015
John Boehner
stated on January 25, 2015 in 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."

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2015
John Boehner
stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today":

"The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."

By Steve Contorno • June 26, 2014

Silvestre Reyes
stated on May 9, 2011 in 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."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 10, 2011
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2010 in a speech on Labor Day:

John Boehner wants to reopen a tax loophole "that actually rewarded corporations for shipping jobs and profits overseas."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 13, 2010
Barack Obama
stated on September 8, 2010 in 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."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 9, 2010
Barack Obama
stated on September 5, 2010 in 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."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 8, 2010

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