By Julie Hirschfeld Davis and James Rowley -Bloomberg News House Republican leaders, four days before a threatened U.S. default and facing stiff [...]
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Lawmakers who signed ‘Cut’ pledge will decide fate of Boehner bill
By Bob Cusack, The Hill House Republicans who signed a “cut, cap and balance” pledge are expected to decide the fate of [...]
GOP to change debt bill after finding it violates Boehner’s pledge
By Stephen Dinan-The Washington Times House Republicans are scrambling to rewrite their debt limit increase bill after Congress’s official scorekeeper said it will save [...]
Boehner: Obama created the “crisis” atmosphere
By Brian Montopoli, CBS News House Speaker John Boehner accused President Obama Monday night of creating a “crisis atmosphere” in negotiations over [...]
Despondent leaders try to put debt talks on track
By Stephen Dinan-The Washington Times Hours after another White House meeting, debt talks have shifted to Congress, where top leaders were meeting [...]
Boehner: spending curbs, no tax hikes for debt deal
(Reuters) – John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, told White House talks on Sunday that budget cuts must exceed the amount [...]
Pelosi demands seat at debt talks
By Alexander Bolton, The Hill House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will demand a seat in the table for the final talks [...]
Boehner’s Monthly $2,000 Tab
By Paul Singer, Roll Call When John Boehner rose from Minority Leader to Speaker in January, he not only expanded his staff and his [...]
Budget Bill Heads to Obama’s Desk
By DAVID ROGERS, Politico A landmark spending bill—putting the brakes on years of steady growth in domestic appropriations—cleared the House Thursday, but not [...]
“Herculean Task” to Write 2011 Budget Bill
By Chad Pergram, FOX News House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is fond of saying “nothing is decided until everything is decided.” Well, [...]
