John Boehner

Funding for the WIC Program in the current fiscal year is at $3.7 billion, the highest level ever spent for this very important program. Beyond that, we have added $38 million in additional funding to try to ensure that all of those…

There is no mystery why we pay taxes in the spring and we vote in the fall, and it is because Washington wants to give the American people as long as possible to forget how high their taxes are before they vote. It is because Washington…

Republicans have a health care bill that ensures affordability, accessibility and ensures that preexisting conditions will not deny an individual health care coverage any longer. It makes health care more affordable to small businesses and…

By now we all know about the White House's FBI files, background files, on some 349 Republicans here in Washington. A couple of them happened to be staffers that work for me. Now, only the White House knows why they asked for these files…

Over the last 16 months there has certainly been some disagreement about what we have done in this new Congress. But I have to tell my colleagues that on our side of the aisle, what we have done here on the House floor every day was what…

I am sure the President of the United States would like to make a downpayment toward balancing the budget just as much as you would and we would.

I too join with our colleagues on the Democrat side of the aisle on behalf of Republicans in the House to mourn the death of our good friend, Jamie Whitten. Mr. Speaker, Jamie did serve in the House for some 53 years and was an example to…

We have got GAO reports for 20 years that have looked at the effectiveness and how the money has been spent for the Appalachian Regional Commission, and those studies speak for themselves. It is very clear in the committee report, in the…

I voted against the direct lending program because I am concerned that we are going to end up with higher default rates under that program than we have gotten under this program, and to extend this exemption for another 5 years, I think…

If the program was as great as the gentleman has indicated and has the support, why would the Clinton budget say, ``The project has a narrow focus and has received Federal funds for many years. It has been amply demonstrated as a strategy…

Referring to us as ``mean people''? Mr. de LUGO. Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I did not refer to anyone as ``mean.'' I said that it was a mean-spirited act. I stand by those words.

Would you think that with this new authorization that that school district would continue to receive funding?

I sit on your subcommittee, and you do a wonderful job. I have to ask you this question: Do you currently have a school district in your congressional district that receives funding under the Follow Through Program?

If this was such an important program, why would not President Clinton have proposed in his recent budget that this program continue? And why would he, when he proposed the reauthorization of the elementary and secondary and vocational…

I do not blame them for standing up on the floor here defending the program, trying to keep that money coming into their districts. We are all familiar with pork in Congress. We all think it all happens in the appropriations bills, but it…

When it comes to their health care reform plan, the Clinton White House is saying to the American people, ``Try it. You'll like it.'' But after looking at the particulars of this proposal, the people are gagging on the Clinton plan. Eight…

Many want us to believe that Government-run health care is good for families. However, the only ones who will benefit from such a system are Government bureaucrats. Families lose because they will no longer be able to choose what doctor to…

My colleagues, the jury is in on the Clinton health care bill. The American people have spoken loudly and clearly, and it is time to proclaim the Clinton health care bill as dead. That is d-e-a-d, dead. Why? Because the American people do…

This amendment is about whether Congress is going to kick the habit of giving out aid around America for disasters and then passing the bill on to our children and our grandchildren. The debate on this amendment is about whether we are…

Today the House will pass earthquake relief for California. Certainly, with the devastation they have had there, they are in need and deserve the help from Washington. But also today we are going to have a debate about whether Washington…