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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 ...
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The incumbent, John Boehner, received 216 votes, a majority of the votes cast and was re-elected to office, despite a coordinated effort by Freedom Caucus Republicans to oust him. [1] [2] Immediately after the election, the dean of the United States House of Representatives, John Conyers, administered the oath of office to the speaker.
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As Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner is one of the most powerful people in the U.S., if not the world. If I had a chance to sit down with him it would be pretty tempting to ask ...
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.
There have only been a few instances during the past century where a person received a majority of the votes cast, and thus won the election, while failing to obtain a majority of the full membership. At the time, it happened most recently in January 2015 (114th Congress), when John Boehner was elected with 216 votes (as opposed to 218). Such a ...
House Speaker John Boehner, when asked if he had a reaction, said: "Nope. The president signs a lot of executive orders." The president signs a lot of executive orders." Questioned again, he said: "Listen, the president is going to make his decisions.