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The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Congressman Boehner voted against the taxpayer-funded auto-bailout.
Instead, Boehner proposed an alternative meant to protect taxpayers and help American automobile manufacturers compete again:
"House Republican Leader John Boehner of West Chester Township offered an alternative rescue package and argued that Congress could do better.
"Boehner, along with Reps. Steve Chabot of Westwood, Jean Schmidt of Miami Township, Mike Turner of Centerville and Geoff Davis of Hebron, voted against the bill."
You can read more about Boehner's alternative plan by clicking here.
On Fox News Sunday, Congressman Boehner urged President-Elect Obama to take tax hikes off the table.
Boehner also addressed Democrats' plans to strip American workers of their right to a secret ballot election in union organizing -- the so-called "card check" process. Watch the excerpts here:
Instead of raising taxes and “spreading the wealth around” through $300 billon in more spending on government programs, we should provide tax relief to families to help with costs of living and to small businesses to help them create more jobs.
Following is a summary of House Republican Leader John Boehner’s (R-OH) plan for economic growth, jobs, and rapid recovery:
Giving Families Tax Relief: The Boehner plan will make the tax code fairer and friendlier for the middle class by doubling the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per child to put more money back in the pockets of working families.
Keeping American Jobs at Home: The American corporate tax rate is the second highest in the industrialized world. This onerous 35 percent rate is passed on to consumers with higher prices for goods and services. The Boehner plan immediately reduces the corporate tax rate to 25 percent to give American employers the incentive to keep good paying jobs in America and reduce prices for American consumers.
Rebuilding 401(k)s and Spurring Investment through a Zero Capital Gains Tax: At a time of economic uncertainty, Congress should do everything in its power to encourage investment to help spur economic growth. To that end, the Boehner plan immediately and completely suspends capital gains taxes for individuals and employers on newly acquired assets for the next two years. This will not only encourage investment, but it will boost the value of sagging 401(k) accounts on behalf of workers and retirees.
Providing Tax Relief So American Businesses Create More Jobs: The Boehner plan increases the Section 179 limits that allow small businesses to expense new equipment. The plan also extends bonus depreciation for an additional year and increases its value so that 75% of equipment costs can be deducted in the first year. The Boehner plan also provides net operating loss relief for all employers by allowing them to “carry-back” losses for three years (five years for small businesses). Such common sense actions would encourage all U.S. companies to make new capital investments and create good jobs for hard-working Americans.
Creating Jobs through an “All of the Above” Energy Plan: While the ban on developing our nation’s deepwater and shale oil and gas resources expired on October 1, 2008, fulfilling the onerous requirements under existing law to explore these resources will take at least two years. And lawsuits from anti-American energy extremists could delay development even longer. Congress should take steps necessary to allow Americans to begin exploring and producing new domestic energy in months, not years. Such a move should be the first step toward implementing the “all of the above” energy strategy House Republicans introduced last summer in the American Energy Act (H.R. 6566). The GOP plan would not only increase production of American energy, but also encourage the use of alternative and renewable fuels and promote more efficiency and conservation to reduce energy prices and create up to one million good-paying jobs.
This Friday, Governor Sarah Palin will be leading a rally in West Chester Town Square at Union Centre Boulevard. Here is how you can attend.
TICKETS: You will need a ticket to attend the rally. Tickets are available at the Friends of John Boehner office all day from 8:AM – 9:PM. The office is located at:
Friends of John Boehner
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RALLY LOCATION: The rally will take place at West Chester Towne Square at Union Centre Boulevard this Friday, October 17, 2008. Doors open at 8:30 AM and the pre-program will begin at 10:30AM.
For more information, please contact Friends of John Boehner directly at (513) 779-8435 or toll-free at (800) 228-8551.
Following are Congressman Boehner's remarks as prepared for delivery at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN.
JOHN BOEHNER SPEECH TO THE 2008 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
"I'm John Boehner, privileged to be the House Republican Leader.
"I stood at a similar podium at the 1992 convention as part of the 'Gang of Seven' – a group of legislators committed to reforming Congress after four decades of Democratic corruption. I stand before you today in the same spirit of reform.
"Republicans have come to St. Paul driven by our belief that country should come before politics, and government should serve the people – not the other way around.
"Under the leadership of Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin, Republicans are returning to our roots and reclaiming our mantle as the party of reform … the party America needs us to be.
"Across America, families and small businesses today are struggling.
"Sky-high gas prices and soaring health costs are squeezing them from both ends. We’re dangerously dependent on foreign oil, while radical jihadists lurk in the shadows, seeking our destruction.
"At this time of anxiety, Americans are looking for solutions. But when they look at the Democratic Congress, they see politicians more interested in taking care of themselves.
"They see Congress adjourning for the summer without a vote on comprehensive energy reforms.
"They see Congress squandering their tax dollars on pork.
"They see Democrats peddling the same old policies, destroying jobs and driving health costs through the roof: more lawsuits, more government, higher taxes.
"Washington today is broken. The Democratic Congress has become its symbol.
"Before I handed Nancy Pelosi the gavel in January 2007, I warned of this. I said the value of a majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use limited power to do great things for the people we serve.
"The people sent a message in 2006: they reminded us that they’re in charge. Republicans listened to that message, and learned from it.
"Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Barack Obama ignored it.
"With John McCain, Republicans have fought for an 'all-of-the-above' energy strategy to lower gas prices and end our dangerous dependence on foreign oil. And when Nancy Pelosi sent Congress home last month without an energy vote, Republicans refused to leave. Congressman Thad McCotter of Michigan is back in the Capitol as I speak, leading a group of our colleagues who are continuing our historic protest on the House floor.
"With John McCain, we’ve called on Nancy Pelosi to stop the earmark process. We’ve offered reforms to lower health costs by limiting junk lawsuits and putting patients back in charge. We’ve funded our troops, giving them the tools they need to defeat freedom’s enemies and return home safely in victory.
"Led by John McCain and Sarah Palin, Republicans are reclaiming our roots. We’re offering reforms that put our country’s priorities above those of Washington … bold solutions, rooted in our enduring principles.
"America is the greatest nation on Earth, blessed with bountiful resources and resourceful people. These are our greatest assets – and when we put our faith in them instead of bureaucracy, there is no challenge we cannot meet.
"Working together, Republicans will win this election, and deliver the reforms the American people want and deserve."
In a recent appearance on Fox News' American Morning, Congressman John Boehner (OH-8) demanded that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) hold a vote on the American Energy Act.
BOEHNER: I do think we have the votes in both the House and the Senate. But it is Speaker Pelosi, it's Harry Reid, it's Barack Obama who want no part of allowing the Congress to work its will on a vote that would produce more American-made oil and gas.
Congressman John Boehner (OH-8) joined Stuart Varney on Fox News to discuss the American Energy Act. This new legislation would implement an "All of the Above" energy strategy to help lower gas prices. Watch the interview:
Later this week, Congressman Boehner is slated to lead a group of representatives to Colorado and Alaska on what has been dubbed the "American Energy Tour." The tour will highlight elements of Boehner's "All of the Above" energy strategy. You can learn more about his energy reform plan - which is aimed at helping to lower gas prices and free America from its dependence on foreign oil - by clicking here.
Also, see here a recent appearance by Boehner on Fox News discussing the "American Energy Tour":
