John Andrew Boehner ( /ˈbeɪnər/ BAY-nər;[notes 1] born November 17, 1949) is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from Ohio's 8th congressional district, serving since 1991. The district includes several rural and suburban areas near Cincinnati and Dayton, and a small portion of Dayton itself.
Source: Medindia Health News
The US House of Representatives have approved a measure restricting abortion to the first 20 weeks after conception. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act passed the chamber 228-196, largely along party lines, but the symbolic legis ...
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Source: The Epoch Times
NEW YORK — The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors s ...
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Source: Arkansas Online
CAROLYN KASTERRep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., the main sponsor of the House abortion bill who last week said rape rarely resulted in pregnancy but who later modified his remarks, stayed out of debate on the ...
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Source: Politicker: New Jersey
Hudson County Freeholder Eliu Rivera of Jersey City has submitted his resignation papers and is expected to be gone July 1st. PolitickerNJ An administrative law judge this evening ruled that U.S. Senate candidate Alieta Eck can remain on the GOP Prima ...
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Source: Arkansas Online
CAROLYN KASTERPeople protest against the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act bill in the hall outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. WASHINGTON - A key co ...
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Source: National Journal
House Republicans are ready to play ball on immigration—aggressively. They are taking the strategy they attribute to President Obama—pushing for legislation and taking political credit, win or lose—and using it for themselves. They are asking for big-t ...
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Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
WASHINGTON (AP) A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, ha ...
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Source: Omaha.com
WASHINGTON — Rep. Steve King is so dissatisfied with the immigration debate now raging in the U.S. Capitol that he wants to take the discussion outside onto the lawn. The Republican congressman from northwest Iowa is officially calling his event today a ...
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