Recent Streetsblog USA posts about John Boehner

In Violation of MAP-21 Promises, House Votes to Cut Transportation Spending

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 8, 2013 | 5 Comments

The House of Representatives voted to subtract $785 million from the transportation budget this week, trimming dollars from transit, New Starts and highway safety programs as part of a “continuing resolution” measure that will set spending levels through 2013. The vote, coming on the heels of last week’s mandatory budget cuts from the sequester, goes […]

Boehner Calls Obama’s Bluff on Infrastructure (But Who Will Call Boehner’s?)

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 15, 2013 | 3 Comments

Did you notice the big white beard and jolly red cheeks on President Obama at the State of the Union the other night? He’s the new Santa Claus, giving out gifts the government can’t afford to greedy little kids everywhere. That’s how House Speaker John Boehner sees the president’s latest proposal for infrastructure investment — […]

UPDATE: Boehner’s Cryptic Message on Taxes

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 8, 2012 | 4 Comments

UPDATE 1:47 p.m.: Speaker Boehner just sent out an email to reporters, highlighting media reports of his comments that assert that he doesn’t intend to raise tax rates. It clarifies his position that the election doesn’t equal a “mandate for raising tax rates” on the American people. In a move likely calculated to distract attention away […]

Boxer Demands Restoration of MAP-21 Funding Levels

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 12, 2012 | No Comments

The MAP-21 transportation bill was just signed two months ago, and its funding levels, agreed to by a difficult and fragile compromise between warring political parties, are already under attack. In Congress, authorization and budgeting are two different processes, run out of different committees. And right now, House budgeters are looking to shave down the $52.6 billion […]

John Boehner Makes Stuff Up About Gas Prices

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 5, 2012 | 1 Comment

Out of thin air, House Speaker John Boehner sent an email yesterday with the subject line, “Labor Day Pain: Gas Prices Have Doubled on President Obama’s Watch.” As evidence of the “doubling” charge, Boehner links to his own website, where he claims, “The average price for a gallon of gasoline was $1.85 when President Obama […]

Boehner Masks GOP Attack on Safe Streets By Opposing Flowers

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 22, 2012 | 5 Comments

House Speaker John Boehner spoke to reporters yesterday morning. His message: “Republicans Relentlessly Focused on Jobs.” “House Republicans want to get a highway bill done,” he said. “We want a bill, and our colleagues are working toward producing a bill. We just want to make sure it’s a bill that includes real reforms, to ensure […]

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