John Boehner

Lucifer in the flesh.

Lucifer in the flesh. In Washington I have many Democratic friends as I have Republican friends, I get along with almost everybody. But I've never worked with a more miserable son of a (bleep) in my life.

We need to acknowledge that what Washington sometimes calls 'tax cuts' are really just poorly disguised spending programs that expand the role of Government in lives of individuals and employers.

What is to be gained by having yet another committee after all the other committees we've had investigate? What is to be gained by this? This is a bad idea.

It's become clear to me that this prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable harm to the institution. So this morning I informed my colleagues that I will resign from the speakership and resign from Congress at the end of the…

I think Kevin McCarthy would make an excellent speaker.

There is one thing we know about this Pope, he's not afraid to take on the status quo or not afraid to say what he really thinks.

I can tell you this, I'm not about to get myself into an argument with the Pope.

The deal that we have out there in my view from what I know thus far is unacceptable.

It was leading to a, quote, ``net loss of people with health insurance,'' end quote.

It would, quote, ``ruin our economy,'' end quote.

Speaker Wright understood as well as anyone this institution's closeness to the people, calling the House 'the raw essence of the Nation.'

The whole House mourns the passing of Speaker Jim Wright of the State of Texas.

There are thousands of jobs on the line that would disappear pretty quickly if the Ex-Im Bank were to disappear.

There are thousands of jobs on the line that would disappear pretty quickly if the Ex-Im Bank were to disappear.

If you strike at the king, you've got to kill him.

When I make decisions, I'll let you know.

``We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Let me add my words of congratulations to our good friend from Michigan, John Dingell, who has been a mentor to Members on both sides of the aisle and has carried more institutional history than anyone…

A comprehensive approach is long overdue.

This issue of immigration reform has been around far too long.

By issuing executive action on immigration President Obama is sabotaging any chance of getting other reforms he wants.

He should not deal with the immigration problem by executive order without Congress.

The president will burn himself if he goes down that path.

Since the passage of the farm bill, states have found ways to cheat, once again, on signing up people for food stamps.