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Re-elect Boehner For Speaker?
The New Year has ushered in new political battles in the United States Congress and with it, renewed infighting within the House Republican Caucus.. Boehner will need a simple majority of House votes to be successfully re-elected for a third term as.
2014 Midterm Elections: Results and reactions from Election.
Heres a chart that compares the Quinnipiac survey to a recent Gallup survey and Fox News 2012 and 2014 exit polls of states that actually legalized marijuana: marijuana.. Schlapp did say that the Republican leaders of both chambers of Congress ��� incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Speaker of the House John Boehner ��� understood the need for Republicans to take up immigration.. (Earlier in the night, Oregon became the third.
���business as usual,��� elect Boehner to third term as Speaker
Speaker John Boehner beat back a conservative challenge to win a third term at the helm of the House on Tuesday, as he joined Mitch McConnell in presiding over the first Republican-controlled Congress in nearly a decade��.
First Reads Morning Clips
The New York Times: In taking control of Congress on Tuesday, Republicans say they will quickly advance energy and health care legislation that stalled in the Democratic-controlled Senate as they try to make good on claims, and address doubts, that.
Poll: 60 Percent Of GOP Voters Want John Boehner Replaced
And his popularity as House speaker.. Sixty percent of Republican voters would prefer that John Boehner not be elected speaker of the House next week, according to a new poll moving around conservative circles Friday.. ���Right now, Ive been meeting with a small group, and we ��� about 16, 18 ��� and were hoping to have a name of a sitting member of Congress that we can call out their name,��� North Carolina Rep.. The federal government is out of control.
John Boehner faces speaker challenge by at least two party members
Mr. Jones has said that as many as 18 House Republicans are prepared to vote for a new candidate. Mr. Boehner will be seeking re-election in a House-wide vote to his third term as speaker, a post that is behind only the vice president in line of.
New Congress getting sworn in with GOP in charge
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are assuming full control of Congress for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome. They planned to move swiftly Tuesday toward a veto showdown with President.
Tuesday Reads: Epiphany Edition | Sky Dancing
The new Republican-controlled Congress begins ���work��� today. The AP. The Ohio Republican needs votes from 217 lawmakers Tuesday to win a third term as speaker, meaning that opposition from 29 House Republicans could cost him the gavel. Boehner. The speakers allies believe they have the opposition under control, and as of Monday, the anti-Boehner crowd was far from having the numbers to force a second-ballot vote, let alone deny him a new term.
House re-elects Republican John Boehner as speaker
John Boehner narrowly won a third term as House of Representatives speaker on Tuesday, surviving a stiff challenge from 25 conservative Republicans as the party took full control of Congress. Boehner received 216 of 408��.
Number Of House Republicans Bailing On Boehner For Speaker Grows
���After the November elections gave Republicans control of the Senate, voters made clear they wanted change,��� Gohmert said on Fox and Friends. ���We were hopeful our leaders got the voters message. However, after our speaker forced through the (spending .
Boehner faces speaker challenge by at least two Republican rivals
Louie Gohmert of Texas and Ted Yoho of Florida said they would offer their names as alternatives to Boehner when Congress convenes a new session Tuesday. Their chances of ousting. Boehner will be seeking re-election in a House-wide vote to his third.
Boehner Vote Crisis Jams Hill Phones, Spikes Poll | The.
The supposedly routine reelection of House Speaker John Boehner is becoming a dramatic repeat of the GOPs December split over immigration, where the partys populist base was jammed by the business-backed leadership. By mid-Monday, at least. The GOP is ���wasting no time getting started, kicking off the first week of the new American Congress with action on three bipartisan jobs bills,��� said an afternoon statement, which did not mention the immigration issue.
Boehner detractors are likely to add some GOP drama to House speaker vote
Decisive midterm election victories in November put Republicans in a powerful position to move their own legislative agenda this year, but as the new Congress convenes Tuesday there are early signs of trouble in the House for the GOPs expanded.
Conservative Lawmakers Plan To Vote Against Boehner For.
Some disaffected conservative House Republicans are planning to rebel and vote against John Boehner for speaker of the House when the new Congress convenes next week. The official speakers election is set for Jan.
GOP takes charge in Congress, runs into swift veto threat
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite). Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. pauses outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, as he prepares for Tuesdays opening of the 114th Congress under GOP control.
GOP House leader regrets talk to racist group: McDermott.
House Speaker John Boehner said he had ���full confidence��� in Scalise, saying: ���More than a decade ago, Rep. Scalise. The Scalise controversy comes days before Republicans take control in both houses of Congress, with leaders promising to show that a previously nay saying GOP can constructively govern. Instead. Michael Grimm, R-New York, is quitting Congress after pleading guilty to a felony count of tax evasion.. He won a term in the state legislature.
New Congress convening in with GOP in charge of both houses
They planned to move swiftly toward a veto showdown with President Barack Obama over the Keystone XL pipeline, summoning unity despite a tea party-backed effort to unseat House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio. We will get to work right away, pledged .
Boehner Faces House Speaker Challenge by Party Members
John Boehner faces a long-shot challenge to his leadership from at least two U.S. House Republicans who say the speaker is too aligned with business-as-usual in Washington. Representatives Louie Gohmert of Texas and Ted Yoho of Florida said they .
A Heavy Hitter Just Announced Hes Challenging John.
Its official: House Speaker John Boehner has multiple challengers gunning for his job. Texas Republican Louie Gohmert announced Sunday morning on Fox News Fox and Friends that he would throw his hat into the ring,��.
Poll: 60% of Republicans want Boehner out
As Congress gets ready to convene, a new poll shows a full 60 percent of Republican voters want Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, removed from his position as House speaker. Boehner has lost the confidence of his own party��.
More conservative Republicans say they wont back Boehner for speaker
The fledgling rebellion against electing John Boehner to a third term as House speaker gained momentum over the weekend, as nine conservative Republicans declared they intend to vote against the Ohio Republican when the House convenes on Tuesday. Among.
Capital Journal Daybreak: Young Outsiders Remake the Face of Congress.
The 2014 midterm was the third anti-incumbent election in the past four cycles, and experts say that means that congressional leaders in both chambers will be managing members who are seen���and see themselves���as outsiders in an institution that works.
Boehner elected to 3rd term as House speaker, as GOP takes control of Congress
John Boehner beat back a conservative challenge to win a third term as House speaker on Tuesday, as he joined Sen. Mitch McConnell in presiding over the first Republican-controlled Congress in nearly a decade. Boehner, at the start of the 114th.
Takeover: Republicans surge to control of Senate | FOX 11.
WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Barack Obamas. Speaker John Boehner, in line for a third term as head of the House, said the new Republican-controlled Congress would vote soon in the new year on the ���many common-sense jobs and energy bills that passed the Republican-led��.
New Congress convenes with GOP in charge of both houses
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans assumed full control of Congress on Tuesday for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome. Before the new Congress was two hours old, a veto showdown with .
Louie Gohmert Declares Candidacy for Speaker of the House
WASHINGTON ��� Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert has declared his candidacy for Speaker of the House of Representatives against John Boehner. ���After the November elections gave Republicans control of the Senate, voters��.
Boehner aims to quash leadership challenge, as GOP takes.
You are here: Home // U.S. // Boehner aims to quash leadership challenge, as GOP takes control of Congress ��� Fox News. Fox News Republicans formally take control of Congress on Tuesday and plan to charge ahead with an agenda confronting the Obama administration, though John Boehner first must deal with an unruly challenge as he seeks a third term as House speaker. While Sen.. Boehner faces rebels in re-election bid as speakerUSA TODAY Kamikaze��.
Some Conservatives Will Vote Against Boehner : Political Wire
���Some disaffected conservative House Republicans are planning to rebel and vote against John Boehner for speaker of the House when the new Congress convenes next week,��� the Daily Caller reports.. ���As Republicans prepare to take full control of Congress on Tuesday, the partys leaders are counting on judges, not their newly elected majority on Capitol Hill, to roll back President Obamas aggressive second-term agenda and block his executive actions on [���]��.
John Boehner Elected House Speaker For Third Term | Gary.
John Boehner was elected House speaker for a third term on Tuesday, even though some conservatives lobbied for a new leader. Boehner, a 65-year-old Ohio Republican, was selected for the position unanimously in��.
The Boehner Rebellion | Voting American
More conservative Republicans say they wont back Boehner for speaker A Fox News Report The fledgling rebellion against electing John Boehner to a third term as House speaker gained momentum over the weekend, as nine conservative Republicans declared they intend to vote against the Ohio. Republicans Set to take Control���. ���After the November elections gave Republicans control of the Senate, voters made clear they wanted change,��� Gohmert said.
New Year, New Congress
FIVE THINGS THE GOP CONGRESS EXPECTED TO TACKLE: New Republican majorities poised to take control of Capitol Hill this week have a to-do list that will challenge the White House during President Obamas final two years in office. Heres a look at five.
Boehner Faces U.S. House Speaker Challenge by Party Members
Boehner will be seeking re-election in a House-wide vote to his third term as speaker, a post that is behind only the vice president in line of succession to the presidency. His spokesman, Michael Steel, said in a statement that the Ohio lawmaker.