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John Andrew Boehner (/ ˈ b eɪ n ər / BAY-nər; [a] [3] born November 17, 1949) is an American retired politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. [4] A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district from 1991 to ...
Loaded 0%. Former House Speaker John Boehner paid a tearful tribute to Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday at the unveiling of her official portrait in the U.S. Capitol. Boehner, R-Ohio, who had a ...
In the context of proposed immigration reform, the Gang of Eight consists of the following four Democratic and four Republican senators. [3] Of the eight senators that originally composed the group, five remain in office as of 2024. John McCain died in 2018, Jeff Flake's term ended in 2019, and Bob Menendez resigned in 2024.
Boehner persuaded McConnell to delay a Senate vote, in hopes of rallying his own caucus to end the shutdown on its own terms. [110] [111] Instead, both bills Boehner proposed failed to receive full caucus support, and Boehner elected not to bring the bills to the House floor. There were accusations by conservative Republican House members that ...
Former Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) notched a vote for House Speaker on Wednesday as Republicans struggled to elect a new leader. When Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) had his name called during a roll call ...
Former House Speaker John Boehner paid a tearful tribute to Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday at the unveiling of her official portrait in the U.S. Capitol.
Removal of Kevin McCarthy. On October 3, 2023, the United States House of Representatives voted to remove its speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, through a motion to vacate [a] filed by Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, a fellow member of the Republican Party. McCarthy's removal marked the first time in American history that a speaker of ...
John Boehner's departure is bad for a number of serious reasons, but it's also sad for entertainment purposes, as the House speaker was unusually willing to publicly sass members of his own party.