John Boehner Quotations

Stem cell research must be carried out in an ethical manner in a way that respects the sanctity of human life.

I grew up in a big family. You have to learn to get along with each other... get things done as a family.

And that is why marriage and family law has emphasized the importance of marriage as the foundation of family, addressing the needs of children in the most positive way.

House Republicans want to pass a strong border security, illegal immigration bill. We want a bill. There is no ifs, ands or buts about it.

It's easy to kick somebody when they're down. George W. Bush has dealt with more difficult issues than any president since Franklin Roosevelt. And I've told my colleagues it's time that we go stand up for the president.

Well, any good comeback needs some true believers.

Every family in America knows they have to do a budget. Every small business in America knows they have to do a budget. Every local government, every state, knows they have to do a budget.

I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern. I put myself through school working odd jobs and night shifts. I poured my heart and soul into a small business. And when I saw how out-of-touch Washington had become with the core values of this great nation, I put my name forward and ran for office.

Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them.

Listen, you only tease the ones you love.

Before the trip began we mapped out three primary goals: 1) to see and meet with our American troops, and thank them for their bravery and sacrifice; 2) to assess the security situation in Iraq; and 3) to give our support to Iraq's national unity government.

Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring.

We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him

The American people are screaming at the top of their lungs to Washington, 'Stop! Stop the spending, stop the job-killing policies.' And yet, Democrats in Washington refuse to listen to the American people.

Working Americans who believe in our country and who believe in our Constitution are saying, 'Enough is enough!'

We can continue to make significant strides in the scientific community by exploring new stem cell research methods that do not include destroying human embryos.

Our freedoms were born in the ideals of the Enlightenment and the musket fires of an historic revolution.

The job of training an Iraqi police force is one of the most important tasks being undertaken in Operation Iraqi Freedom. It is also one of the most difficult.

I'm what you'd call a regular guy with a big job.

And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we have a government that honors our Constitution and stands up for the values that have made America, America: economic freedom, individual liberty, and personal responsibility.

Protecting the institution of marriage safeguards, I believe, the American family.

When I met Paul Ryan 22 years ago, he was a student at Miami of Ohio volunteering on my campaign.

The aggressive, unprovoked acts of violence against Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas are revealing. It is clear they don't want peace, but rather seek the ultimate destruction of Israel.

The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel.

Our manifesto, whatever it will be called, will come from the people who are really in charge of this country, and that's the American people.

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.

When we get to the conference with the Senate, we'll consider it, but the Senate language, I think, is irresponsible,

When there's no agenda and no real message what happens is you can't really have a message. You can put lipstick on a pig all you day long but it's still a pig, ... This Week.

Make no mistake, a 'yes' vote on the Democrats' health care bill is a vote for taxpayer-funded abortions.

Mitt Romney comes from a family of builders.

Much like the citizen-soldiers of the Revolution, America's volunteer defenders of today continue to take up arms where liberty is threatened.

Poll after poll shows that the American people don't want marriage to be redefined by judges today and for our children tomorrow.

I didn't need to be speaker because I needed a fancy title or a big office. I wanted to be speaker so I could lead an effort to deal with the serious issues that are facing our country.

He could have told us in January the truth and put all this behind us, ... What he did there was undercut his ability to lead this nation and to lead the world, and that in the end, may be the most egregious crime that's been committed.

I think the government should do everything they possibly can to, to bring this crisis to an end; and that means going after BP, enforcing the laws that are on the books, and restoring the gulf to its original condition.

Our nation's Head Start students deserve to be served by the very best organizations willing to lend a helping hand, and if those organizations are not faith-based, so be it. But if they are, the faith and values that motivate them to serve their neighbors should not be held against them.

Listen, I think what's best for the economy and to create jobs is to extend all of the current tax rates - for all Americans. It - it begins to reduce the uncertainty. And for small businesspeople, they can look up and begin to plan.

It is dead. The House will vote this week to make it clear that it is dead.

The American people know that our government's too big, and it spends too much. And they expect Congress to do something about it.

The answer, I learned, is quite simple: Iraq did not have a police force that you or I would recognize during the long reign of Saddam Hussein.

Without compliance reform, more companies will default on their plans or simply stop offering plans to their employees, and taxpayers will be at a greater risk of being stuck with a multibillion-dollar bailout of the PBGC.

We as a Nation have endured heartbreak, tragedy, and occasional setbacks, but we are resolute in taking the fight to the enemy and winning.

Why don't we stop the stimulus spending? There's still about $400 billion or $500 billion of the stimulus plan that has not been spent. Why don't we stop it? It's not working.

Faith-based organizations are forced to relinquish their protected rights to hire individuals who share their beliefs.

fails to take into account a number of key provisions that strengthen overall pension plan funding.

We need to secure the long-term future of the federal student loan programs, and we can only accomplish that by placing them on a more solid financial footing.

We've had a tough run recently, some of it of our own making. But I also believe that if we are able to renew our energy and our commitment to our basic principles, the best is yet to come.

We have a busy schedule of hearings and markups already on the schedule for the next month, so we'll be looking to hold the hearing at the earliest date possible after that.

We have to deal with two issues. Spending and taxes.

victory not only for low-income parents and students, but for American education as well.

As the new House majority leader, I can assure you that under my leadership, legislation that is in any way perceived as anti-Israel will not be considered in the House of Representatives.

continue to remain hopeful that before the day is over we will be able to announce a plan that will balance the federal budget, provide tax relief to the American people, and strengthen and preserve Medicare.

Comprehensive reform is critical to strengthening our worker pension system, and I remain confident that the House and Senate can complete our work on broad reforms this year,

The work ahead of us will not be easy. We must act swiftly to restore the trust between Congress and the American people.

Putting all the pieces in place takes a long, long time. You've got to do the planning up front before you lay it out on the table.

During the 1990s, the enemies of freedom used terror and violence in futile attempts to intimidate the United States and the cause of freedom.

aren't forced to choose between relinquishing their identities or being shut out of the program altogether.

This agreement will allow much needed relief to finally reach the students, families and schools impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

They expressed frustration with the idea of granting those that are here illegally amnesty.

It's hard running for office when people can't say your name.

I've got 11 brothers and sisters and my dad owned a bar. It's great training for what I do every day. You stand behind a bar, and it doesn't take long to sort of size people up.

No, let's make sure that people understand that this is a very important war that is helping to protect us here at home. And that we have no choice but to win it. As difficult as it is.

I'm eager for the House to vote, and I remain hopeful that the Senate will move its reform package so we can send a bill to the president by the end of the year.

If you peel back the layers of anti-reform rhetoric coming from some in the education establishment, it is clear that Americans continue to support the key principles of NCLB, and rightly so,

I like to play golf. I like to cut my own grass.

My opinion is borne out of my childhood, my faith, my beliefs. That marriage is between one man and one woman.

Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you've got more carbon dioxide.

One more time? We've done this. We've done this at least four times where there's a new government program to help homeowners who have trouble with their mortgages. None of these programs have worked. I don't know why anyone would think that this next idea is going to work. All it does is delay the clearing of the market. As soon as the market clears and we understand where the prices really are - [that] will be the most important thing we can do in order to improve home values around the country.

They know the importance of their mission and of America's commitment to combating and defeating terrorism abroad, and they know that they are making a real difference in bringing freedom to a part of the world that has known only tyranny.

The American people probably aren't going to fall in love with Mitt Romney.

Well, as a former small businessperson - I understand what's going on, I think in the business community. And businesspeople around the country are looking at all the spending and all the debt. They're looking at all the policies coming out of this Congress and this administration the last two years, and they - it's created all this uncertainty.

They pushed us into the fight to defund Obamacare and shut down the government. And the day before the government reopened, one of these groups said, 'Well, we never thought it would work.' Are you kidding me?!

When you raise the price of employment, guess what happens? You get less of it. Why do we want to make it harder for small employers to hire people?

An Affront to the Rule of Law and to the Constitution Itself

But make no mistake, the President will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they've expressed it tonight: standing on principle, checking Washington's power and leading the drive for a smaller, less costly, and more accountable government.

But, you know, I'm presiding over an institution that was designed not to work.

Trust me. I'm going to make sure this healthcare bill is never, ever, ever implemented.

The American people will not tolerate a clean increase in the debt limit.

I’ll commit suicide before I vote on a clean minimum-wage bill,

Remember when Ronald Reagan was president? We had Bob Hope. We had Johnny Cash. Think about where we are today. We have got President Obama. But we have no hope and we have no cash.

Most recently, terrorist forces have captured Israeli soldiers and fired rockets into Israeli cities - both unprovoked. These acts of aggression deserve the rapid and decisive response they received.

I talked to a lot of employers who just are, are fearful of what's coming next out of Washington. It's all the spending, it's all the debt. It's their national energy tax, they want to call it cap and trade - more mandates, higher costs, more taxes. Their healthcare bill - more mandates, higher costs, higher taxes.

House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust.

Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington.

Just because you have a right to do something in America does not mean it is the right thing to do.

The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it.

The president has outlined a new strategy for success in Iraq, but in order for this effort to be successful the Iraqi government must be held accountable. ... If we fail in Iraq, or withdraw our troops prematurely, the terrorists will follow us home. Success is our only option.

The bill that was about jobs, jobs, jobs has turned into a bill that's about spending, spending, spending.

In this time of challenge, I am asking the prime minister to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life.

We believe the super stock option will become a reality before the end of 2000, ... It's a good idea whose time has come.

How can we tax people for not buying a product from a website that doesn't work?

Clearly while the president is overseas, he's at a conference and while the president is overseas I think it's appropriate that people not be critical of him or our country.

You can't be somebody that you're not, because all of you shows up.

The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you've got more carbon dioxide.

I would say to the president: This is not about me. This is not about Republicans here in Congress. It's about fairness for the America people.

Will we fight or will we retreat? That is the question that is posed to us. Some of my friends on the other side of the aisle often refer to Iraq as a distraction.

Each and every day, Israel's very existence is at stake.

It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American people are still demanding and asking the question, 'Where are the jobs?' And the reason we don't have new jobs is because of the job-killing agenda pursued by President Obama and his allies in the Congress.

I am not for raising taxes on the American people in a soft economy.

During the 1990s, world leaders looked at the mounting threat of terrorism, looked up, looked away, and hoped the problem would go away.