Travis Martinez, University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) stated Thursday that he supports President Barack Obama’s decision to send an additional 30,000 troops into Afghanistan.

“I support his plan. I had the opportunity yesterday to speak with General McChrystal. He assured me, that he has what he needs to achieve his mission. Now it’s our job to give them all the support necessary as their plan is implemented,” said Boehner.

In the months leading up to the president’s announcement, Boehner made repeated calls to have Afghanistan commander testify before Congress.

Boehner also responded to comments made by Obama this week in which the president accused Republicans of scaring business owners into not hiring employees through their statements against his policies.

“The president accused us of scaring employers in America and [said] it was our fault they’re not hiring. The fact is, is that double digit unemployment is scaring employers and scaring the American people,” said Bohner. “His job killing agenda is making it worse for all Americans. We have offered solutions and the president repeats ‘we’ll get back to you’”.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) gave a grim assessment for the day-to-day activity in Congress the past year.

” We name post offices on Monday and Tuesday. We raise taxes on Wednesday. We spend trillions of dollars on Thursdays. On Fridays we wrap the business community with more regulations,” said Boehner. (0:51)

 

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House Minority Leader John Boener (R-Ohio) explained that in order for the economy to turn around, the president needs to stop what Boehner described as “his job killing agenda.” (0:26)

 

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House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) says he’d like to know “how we are going to fix our health care system with 1,990 pages of bureaucracy?” Boehner adds that he thinks Republicans have better solutions for a health care bill. (00:15)

 

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House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) believes the American people don’t want a government-run health care plan. “Yet the Democrats come forward with a bill that really has a government takeover for our health care system,” says Boehner. (00:28)

 

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Travis Martinez – University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and fellow Republicans argued on Wednesday against cuts in benefits for Medicare and Medicare Advantage recipients.

“Poll after Poll shows that America’s seniors are the group that has the greatest concerns about government takeover of health care, that’s because proposals cut Medicare benefits that seniors rely on,” said Boehner.

The Republican Leader used Wednesday’s press conference to promote the his party’s healthcare website, healthcare.gop.gov, where users can view “better solutions” to fix the nation’s health care system.

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), who also attended the press conference, invoked words from President Barack Obama’s campaign.

Responding to then-Senator Obama’s pledge that Americans who like their health care plan would not be forced to give it up, Pence said, “ I guess he wasn’t talking about American senior citizens,” adding that “under recent legislation, $162 billion will be cut from the popular Medicare Advantage.”

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says the Democratic leadership in the White House and Congress has been demonizing opponents of their “liberal, special interests agenda.” (0:52)

 

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House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says he respects President Obama’s wish to ensure that the next step in Afghanistan is the right step, and asks for Gen. Stanley McChrystal to testify before Congress, calling his testimony essential. (0:30)

 

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