John Boehner
Events (50)
- October 17, 2006: Military Commission Act Becomes Law; Authorizes Torture, Restricts Fundamental Legal Rights 2006-10-17
- February 14, 2008: House Holds Miers, Bolten in Contempt 2008-02-14
- February 16, 2008: Protect America Act Expires, Congress Does Not Yet Grant Immunity to Telecoms 2008-02-16
- March 10, 2008: House Judiciary Committee Files Lawsuit to Compel White House Testimony 2008-03-10
- January 22, 2009: House Republican: Guantanamo Detainees Enjoy More Comforts than Many Americans 2009-01-22
- January 22-23, 2009: Media Repeats Disputed Pentagon Recidivism Figures 2009-01-22
- January 25-26, 2009: Conservatives Attack Stimulus Bill for Spending on Contraceptives 2009-01-25
- February 11-12, 2009: Conservatives Falsely Claim ‘Pelosi’s Mouse’ to Receive $30 Million in Stimulus Package 2009-02-11
- February 13, 2009 and After: Republicans Falsely Claim Stimulus Package to Include ‘Levitating Train’ from ‘Las Vegas to Disneyland’ 2009-02-13
- March 6-8, 2009: Republicans Attempt to Legislate Government Spending Freeze; Conservative Columnist Blasts Idea as ‘Insane’ 2009-03-06
- March 7-9, 2009: Republican Strategist: Goal is to ‘Bring down’ Democrats’ ‘Approval Numbers’ 2009-03-07
- March 9, 2009: Obama Authorizes Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research 2009-03-09
- March 26, 2009: Republicans Tout Budget Proposal; Proposal Lacks Numbers, Specifics 2009-03-26
- April 1, 2009: Republican Admits ‘Budget’ was ‘Marketing Document’ 2009-04-01
- March 24 - April 2, 2009: Some Republicans Promote False ‘Light Switch Tax’ Claims 2009-04-02
- April 15, 2009: ’Tea Party’ Protests Organized by Conservative Lobbying Firms, Says Progressive Think Tank 2009-04-15
- April 24, 2009: Republican Critic Labels Interrogation Techniques ‘Torture’ 2009-04-24
- July 10, 2009: Former Health Care Executive Exposes Industry Opposition to Health Care Reform 2009-07-10
- July 23, 2009: Republicans: Obama Health Care Reform Would Lead to ‘Government-Encouraged Euthanasia’ and ‘Mercy Killing’ 2009-07-23
- July 27, 2009: Anti-Health Care Reform Study Created by Health Insurance Corporation 2009-07-27
- August 4, 2009: Democrat: Don’t Give in to ‘Angry Mobs’ on Health Care Reform 2009-08-04
- August 5, 2009: Democrats Charge ‘Mob Tactics’ Used at Health Care Meetings; Republicans Dispute Allegations 2009-08-05
- August 5, 2009: Republican Senator Says Town Hall Dissension Good for GOP Electoral Chances in 2010 2009-08-05
- August 5, 2009: Some Republicans Distance Themselves from Anti-Health Care Reform Confrontations 2009-08-05
- August 12-13, 2009: Reports Show Seven Republicans Supported End-of-Life Care before Denouncing ‘Death Panels’ 2009-08-12
- August 13, 2009: House Minority Leader Falsely Claims that GOP Does Not Condone Disruptions at Health Care Forums 2009-08-13
- August 19, 2009: Grassley: Obama Should Abandon ‘Public Option’ If He Wants a Bipartisan Bill 2009-08-19
- November 5, 2009: Rally Uses Racial, ‘Communist’ Slurs against Obama, Democrats; Fox Pundit Quadruples Crowd Size to Claim ‘Massive’ Turnout 2009-11-05
- March 18, 2010 and After: House Republican Leader: Democrat is ‘Dead Man’ for Voting in Favor of Health Care Reform 2010-03-18
- March 24-25, 2010: Congressional Democrats Speak Out against Tea Party Harassment, Threats 2010-03-24
- August 28, 2010: New York Times Columnist Jabs at Billionaire Oil Magnates behind Tea Party Movement 2010-08-28
- November 27, 2010: Anti-Abortion Activists Meets with Staff of Incoming Republican House Speaker, Vows to Press for Abortion Repeal 2010-11-27
- January 5, 2011: David Koch Attends Swearing-In Ceremony of New Republican-Led House, Invites Republicans to Celebration Afterwards 2011-01-05
- July 13, 2011: Senate Republican’s ‘Alternative’ to Debt Ceiling Increase Has Political Cost for Obama, Democrats 2011-07-13
- July 13, 2011: ’Tea Party’ Congressional Members Introduce Alternative to Raising Debt Ceiling, Accuse Obama of Lying about Calamitous Effects of National Default 2011-07-13
- July 14, 2011: Some Republican Lawmakers Refuse to Believe that a US Credit Default Would Damage Economy 2011-07-14
- August 1, 2011: Republican House Speaker: ‘I Got 98 Percent of What I Wanted’ in Economic Debt Legislation Deal 2011-08-01
- August 5, 2011: Standard & Poor’s Reduces US Credit Rating 2011-08-05
- August 6-9, 2011: Republicans Blame Obama Administration for Credit Downgrade Triggered by Debt Ceiling Legislation 2011-08-06
- August 11, 2011: Credit Firm Says Willingness of Some US Lawmakers to Send US into Default Triggered Credit Downgrade 2011-08-11
- August 12, 2011: Financial Leaders, Economists Lambast Republicans’ Economic Policies 2011-08-12
- January 13, 2012: Journalists and Activists Sue to Block Indefinite Detention Law 2012-01-13
- January 28, 2012: Conservative Anti-Tax Activist: If Obama Wins Re-Election, Congressional Republicans Will Impeach Him 2012-01-28
- February 11-16, 2012: African-American Representatives Calls Republican Lawmakers ‘Demons’; Fox News Commentator Advises Her to ‘Step Away from the Crack Pipe’ 2012-02-11
- March 1, 2012: Congressional Democrats Call on House Speaker to Repudiate Limbaugh’s Attacks on Law Student 2012-03-01
- March 2, 2012: Some Republicans Voice Careful Criticism of Limbaugh’s Attacks on Law Student 2012-03-02
- March 4, 2012: Conservative Columnist Says Republicans Do Not Criticize Limbaugh Because They Fear Him 2012-03-04
- May 16, 2012: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Indefinite Detention Law 2012-05-16
- May 25, 2012: Obama Administration Asks Judge to Reconsider Order Blocking Indefinite Detention 2012-05-25
- Mid-June, 2012: Casino Billionaire Intends to Spend $71 Million or More on Republican Candidates