John Boehner

I made some phone calls to find several plans that were both in the same area. The fact is, that is exactly what this bill does. It allows small employers to band together to get themselves into a larger pool to design their own plan so…

The foundation of our health insurance market in the United States is employer-provided coverage set up through ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. It covers 150 million American lives. We are trying to allow small…

Under the bill 80 percent of the funds are, under formula, to go to the local boards. This would bring that to 85 percent. I do think it gives the local boards more certainty over exactly the kind of funding that they should expect from…

As I have mentioned to the gentleman and staff, we have worked on his important addition to this bill, but under the 1973 Budget Act we are required to find offsets. As the gentleman is aware, there is about a $10 million cost estimate…

Madam Speaker, let me congratulate my colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. Ose), for bringing this resolution honoring the braceros and their contribution to our country during a very difficult period.

Reclaiming my time, I would argue that the opposite is exactly true. I reluctantly urge Members to vote no on this bill.

The act is not intended to apply to diversification provision in the indication of a nonpublicly traded employer with affiliates that have only a limited amount of publicly traded stock outstanding. In this special case, as in others that…

I do believe that fixing the student loan interest rate problem will provide continued availability of affordable student loans for our students. Today some 9 million students take advantage of our student loan program, the highest number…

Now, we have heard an awful lot today about the 12-hour rule, the 50-percent requirement, and the issue of incentive pay for those who are involved in offering these programs. But for a moment, let us step back and consider what it is we…

The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Tauzin) mentioned that we would go back to the original liability that would drive employers out of the system, drive up costs for employers and their employees. We do not want to do that. It would also…

On a bit lighter note for all of our colleagues, tonight happens to be a great event that you may not be aware of, but tonight happens to be the 20th anniversary of Mike Oxley being a Member of this great institution, having been elected…

I have to ask my colleagues: What do we have to fear? This is a program of $50 million of new money, and the money will not come from any public schools, that says let us pick out five cities in America and let us give them a chance to try…

The point is the bill we have before us will improve public schools. And we have got all types of innovations that will help public schools, but we should not fear this.

In April, I visited a demonstration project at Independence Elementary School in Liberty Township, Ohio, which is in my district. Independence Elementary is successfully utilizing the host reading program that promotes the practices…

Mr. Chairman, let me congratulate my good friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Dooley). He and I have sat on the Committee on Agriculture for the last 10 years and worked very closely on agricultural policy and trade policy, as well…

Mr. Chairman, I, too, support the resolution offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves). If we look at the bill that we have before us, we will see that local districts have far more flexibility over how they use Federal funds…

I think that title IV is a block grant that allows school districts to do all types of activities. Certainly I think CPR training is an appropriate activity for the use of Federal funds. And I absolutely see no reason why we should not…

I believe strongly that distance learning is an important tool for many local school districts and students. And for this reason, this legislation places strong emphasis on distance-learning programs in the education technology grant…

As the gentleman noted, similar language is in the Senate bill, and I would pledge to work with the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Ehlers) when we get to conference to ensure ESEA legislation reflects our Nation's dire need for closing the…

I share their commitment to increased public school choice and to the growing movement of charter schools that are providing help for children in very needy communities.

I strongly support public school choice and eliminating the barriers for charter schools to educate children. The lack of funding for space is one of the biggest hurdles they face. We need to create incentives for States to provide funding…

But beyond the issue of patients' rights, we all know the number one issue in the health care system in America today is the fact that over 44 million Americans have no health insurance at all. We have to be very careful as we move to…

Unfortunately, I missed the vote on final passage of S. 1502, The District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Act. As a strong supporter of this much-needed legislation to improve the quality of education for thousands of school children…

Every Member of Congress takes an oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution, and today we are challenged to do our duty under that oath

I entered the House of Representatives two years ago, and the first act I took was the oath of office to uphold the Constitution