WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) made the following remarks on immigration reform at a press conference earlier today:

“Listen, I think this immigration issue’s been kicked around this town now for 15 years.  That’s why I said the day after the election it was time for Congress to do its work.

“ I’m increasingly concerned that the White House and Senate Democrats …would rather have this as an issue in the 2014 election, rather than to resolve it.  It …

On ABC’s Good Morning America, Speaker John Boehner told George Stephanopoulos that economic growth is Republicans’ “number one priority.” He also discussed the illegal leak of classified information on national security programs, the importance of addressing our national debt, his concerns with the Senate immigration bill, and more. The full transcript is here and several key excerpts are below:

Boehner: Economic Growth & Jobs Are “Our Number One Priority”:

“[Jobs] really is our number one priority. … So we’re focused on fixin’ our …

ObamaCare “Bending the Cost Curve” … Up

A study by a Democratic research group has found “[h]ealth insurance costs will rise up to 25 percent for individuals who buy coverage on their own in 2014 under” President Obama’s health care law. ObamaCare sure is “bending the cost curve” – just in the wrong direction. According to POLITICO Pro:

The study found that average premiums will rise between 5 percent and 25 percent in the individual market …

Fully repealing President Obama’s health care law is a key part of the GOP plan for economic growth and jobs. But you don’t need us to tell you why scrapping the law would be good for our economy and good for the American people. Recent news reports make it pretty clear that ObamaCare really is a complete and total train wreck for just about everyone, and that it needs to go before it does …

After another week of the White House shifting, revising and walking-back its account of its involvement in the IRS scandal, the American people deserve a straight answer and Republicans “are going to continue to seek answers until we get to the truth,” Speaker Boehner said at a press conference today.  Here’s more:

“Well, today is a new day, which means that we’re sure to get a new story from the White House on the IRS …

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How much could you (and everyone else) pay for health care in the years ahead thanks to the president’s health care law? According to the nation’s insurers, a lot more — in the individual market an average of double what we pay now with some rates soaring by more than 400 percent. That’s what the nation’s 17 largest insurers told the House Energy & Commerce Committee. You can see the whole report here.

“Internal cost estimates from 17 of …

Speaker John Boehner today addressed the growing IRS scandal whereby administration officials admitted to wrongfully targeting conservatives and political opponents of President Obama, and reportedly gave preferential treatment to liberal groups and allies of the White House. Boehner said:

“The IRS admitted to targeting conservatives, even if the White House continues to be stuck on the word ‘if.’ My question isn’t about who is going to resign. My question is who’s going to jail over this scandal?”

The …

Seven House-Passed Bills President Obama Signed that Repeal or Defund Parts of His Health Care Law

The House will vote on H.R. 45 this Thursday to fully repeal the president’s health care law, which is driving up costs, jeopardizing seniors’ access to care, and making it harder for small businesses to hire. While our goal is to repeal all of ObamaCare – and this will be the third time the Republican-led House has voted for …

Editorial Boards Back GOP Effort to Get Answers from Obama Admin on IRS’ Political Targeting

As alarming new details emerge about the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of conservative groups and the president’s political opponents, editorial boards across the country are demanding answers from the Obama administration – “and soon.”  On Friday, the House Ways & Means Committee will hold a hearing – streamed online at http://waysandmeans.house.gov/ – to investigate the IRS’s targeting of conservative …

One would think that after it was reported the administration purposefully misled the public about what happened in Benghazi, President Obama would have his facts straight by now.  Not even close.  Questioned at an abbreviated press conference today about his administration’s public explanation of last year’s terrorist attack in Libya, the president offered a response that doesn’t jibe with the facts.  Rather than getting some candor from the president today, the American people heard only a number of …