Boehner

apr 9

Q: If the government shuts down, will you perform a live rendition of “Bang Bang My Baby Shut Me Down” with lyrics like, “I was Boehner and he was Reid/He was tea’d off and I was tea’d/He wore blue and I wore red/Who said bipartisanship was dead?/Bang bang, he shut me down/Bang bang, it wasn’t good/Bang bang, Planned Parenthood/Bang bang, my baby shut me down”? A: Probably not, but let’s see what the future holds. Washington Post Opinions

Things are bound to be especially unhappy in Maryland and Northern Virginia, where the federal government employs lots of people ( and not just ones named Boehner and Reid and Obama ). Huffington Post Full Feed

Participants said Boehner, upbeat despite the grueling talks, did not discuss specific numbers but said the issue of the so-called riders had been resolved. LA Times Politics

Durbin also urged House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner to accept a budget funding level that Durbin said Boehner agreed to at the White on Thursday night. Reuters Politics

" I was born with a glass half full, " Boehner told reporters, indicating optimism about a deal. Time Politics

House GOP leader Boehner said late Friday night that he could support a short-term stopgap measure "only if there'€s a deal" on a bill to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. MSNBC Top Headlines

Participants said Boehner, upbeat despite the grueling talks, did not discuss specific numbers but said the issue of the so-called riders had been resolved. LA Times National News

Boehner drew strong applause as he walked into the private meeting. Salt Lake Tribune

A source in the meeting said Boehner outlined a deal that was not final, but was "a deal in principle." ABC News Top Stories

In the end, as Boehner said, it was about money. Washington Post Opinions

"This is the best deal we could get out of them," Boehner told rank-and-file Republicans after a marathon meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Daily Beast Cheat Sheet

" I am pleased Senator Reid and I and the White House have been able to come to an agreement that will in fact cut spending and keep our government open, " Boehner told reporters. Reuters Politics

jul 10

A debt-busting deal on the scale that Obama and Boehner are seeking all but guarantees Medicare beneficiaries would feel part of the pain. Boston Globe

Boehner said the White House wanted tax increases in a deficit reduction deal of as much as $ 4 trillion over 10 years. CTV News Latest

Boehner drops effort for $ 4 trillion in deficit reductions, will seek $ 2 trillion deal Seattle Times full feed

Boehner made his decision after speaking with the president by phone on Saturday afternoon, a day ahead of a major White House meeting with Democratic and GOP leadership, a Republican source familiar with situation said. Huffington Post Full Feed

Boehner 's position effectively ends the chance for grand bargain to cut as much as $ 4 trillion from federal deficits and comes on the eve of Sunday 's debt reduction talks at the White House. LA Times Politics

On the eve of the resumption of deficit talks at the White House, House Speaker John Boehner has spoken to the President by phone and Boehner has announced he is abandoning the hope they both shared for a broad, far-reaching agreement on spending cuts. ABC News Top Stories

But Boehner 's announcement Saturday appears to diminish the chances for such a sweeping deal, although he kept open the door for some sort of less grand agreement. CNN Most Popular

jul 27

Boehner said he wanted a deal before the Asian exchanges opened on Sunday night to prevent an adverse market reaction. Slate

The newest Republican plan, sold to his caucus by Boehner, would raise the limit by just as much, in two stages, with immediate cuts and an eventual vote on a balanced-budget amendment. Slate

Speaker John Boehner and Barack Obama have now managed to waste a full month on these talks, when both of them knew heading into it that no matter whether Boehner himself agreed to any plan with " tax hikes, " his Republican caucus in the House simply was not going to pass it no matter what he told them to do. Huffington Post Full Feed

Boehner outlines the big picture, saying Republican 's vision of government is one that is smaller not bigger. NPR News Headlines

Unfortunately, the president would not take yes for an answer, " Boehner said. Fox News Politics

In the House, the issue will be whether conservative Republicans will remain united behind Boehner even though his plan received mixed reviews from conservatives, with some influential " tea party " -affiliated lawmakers and groups denouncing it as too weak. LA Times Politics

" Obviously, I believe this bill would pass the House and the Senate, and if the president would sign it, it will end the crisis he has created, " Boehner said. Daily Beast Cheat Sheet

In a rebuttal shortly after Obama 's speech, Boehner rejected Obama 's plan. Daily Beast Cheat Sheet

The president had scarcely completed his remarks when Boehner made an extraordinary rebuttal carried live on the nation 's networks. NPR News Headlines

Boehner "wiped the floor" with Obama. ABC News Top Stories