Boehner To Americans: Get Involved With Government

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the House GOP leadership invite American citizens to become politically active and take the government out of the hands of the politicians and return it to the people. (0:13)

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Boehner: Cut Spending Back To 2008 Levels

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the House GOP leadership discuss their party’s plans to reduce the deficit and let the American people speak. (0:22)

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Boehner: Raising Taxes Is The Exact Wrong Thing

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and the House GOP leadership discuss their party’s plans for this legislative session. (0:12)

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White House In A 'Wrestling Match' With GOP, Says Obama

President Barack Obama says that his administration is in a “wrestling match” with GOP leaders in extending Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. The president adds that by doing so, “we just couldn’t afford it.” (0:34)

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GOP And Tea Party "One And The Same," Says Lawmaker

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) says that is hard to differentiate Republicans from Tea Party members by studying their voting records. (1:04)

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GOP And Tea Party Offer "Retrograde, Reactionary" Agenda, Says Democrat

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) says the Tea Party and Republicans’ agenda is retrograde and reactionary and adds that Democrats are going to put up a fight in the midterm Congressional election in November. (1:03)

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GOP Opposition Stalled Wall Street Reform, Says Obama

President Obama says that passing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Bill was a struggle due to strong opposition from some Republicans and lobbyists.

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Small Bussinesses Fear Uncertain Regulations, Wary Of Hiring, Says Lawmaker

Senator John Barasso (R-Wyo.) says that small business owners which hire the most people, will hire less people because they are uncertain of government regulations (0:31)

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Staff Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 2:02PM

We Need Government To Get Out Of The Way, Says Lawmaker

Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says the best way to rebuild the economy is to cut taxes and get government out of the picture so small bussinesses will have confidence to hire people again. (0:51)

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Staff Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 1:35PM

Boehner: Republicans Have Learned From Past Mistakes

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says during his weekly press conference with reporters on Thursday that while Republicans made mistakes when they held the majority, they are wiser now and they are not backing Democrat initiatives that he believes are hindering the economy. (0:40)
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Democrats Need To Draft A Budget, Says Boehner

House Minority John Boehner (R-Ohio) says Thursday that "[the Democrats'] spending spree is scaring the hell out of the American people" and that the Democrats need to get the economy "moving again." (0:39)
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Boehner: Recovery Act Has Created Debt, Not Jobs

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) once again criticized the Obama administration Wednesday for failing to improve the employment situation in the U.S. through the use of the Recovery Act.

“It’s time to get serious about job creation in America because all we’ve gotten out of the [Recovery Act] is a big pile of debt on the backs of our kids and grandkids,” Boehner told reporters. (0:09)
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Americans Deserve A Strategy For Energy Independence, Says Pence

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.) emphasizes the need for U.S energy independence legislation after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20.

"“The American people deserve to know why the administration was slow to respond and why the necessary equipment was not immediately available to the region, and the American people deserve a strategy for energy independence that is built on giving the American people access to all of our domestic resources.” (0:21)

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GOP Leaders Look To Suade Moderate Democrats On Health Care Vote

As the Senate prepares to take on health care reform Saturday, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) says that he hopes to convince a few moderate Democrats to join the GOP in voting against the bill. (0:27)
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Pelosi Acknowledges Concerns Of Pro-LIfe Democrats

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she understands the need for pro-life Democrats to demand clarification on abortion funding in the House health care bill during a press conference Thursday. (0:32)

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Pelosi: GOP Health Care Bill Allows Discrimination Against Pre-Existing Conditions

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that the Republican alternative to the House health care bill does not prevent discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, a situation the Speaker refers to as "scandalous." (0:20)
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Pelosi Says NRCC Comments Were Inappropriate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) counters recent Republican calls for Gen. Stanley McChrystal to “put her in her place” with regards to the war in Afghanistan. Pelosi says the comments made by the NRCC were ill-suited and outdated. (0:19)

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GOP Site Cost $17.8 Million Less Than Recovery.gov, Says House GOP'er

Sunshine.gop.gov, a new GOP website that tracks government spending, was developed "in a very cost-effective manner" at under $20,000, says Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.). McMorris Rodgers compares the cost of the GOP's site to the $18 million contract signed by the administration to update Recovery.gov. (0:15)
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Rep. Pitts: Abortion Should Be Excluded From Health Care Reform Legislation

Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Penn.) notes that the proposed health care reform legislation will include minimum benefit standards, which will detail the basic coverage every American will be entitled to. Pitts goes on to point out that without a statutory exclusion, these benefits may include publicly funded abortions. (0:29)
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Boehner Claims GOP Could Have Saved Twice As Many Jobs

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said during a press conference Thursday, that had his party been put in charge of the economic recovery efforts, they would have been able to have saved at least twice as many jobs (0:20)
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