Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner Addresses the Opening Session of the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013. The House of Representatives CalendarThe United States Senate CalendarRepublican Speaker of the House John Boehner Was Reelected Today To Keep His Leadership Postion1/3/2013 Today was the day the 113th congress began. With that it lead to the reelection of the Republican Speaker John Boehner. Boehner received 220 votes from the members of the House of Representatives This will be his second term as Speaker of the House. The congress looks almost identical to what it looked like 2 years ago when Boehner first became the Speaker of the House. We still have a Republican majority in the House of Representatives. Democrat Nancy Pelosi is still the House Minority Leader. In the Senate the Democrats still maintain control. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell is still the Senate Minority Leader and Democrat Senator Harry Reid is still the Senate Majority Leader. The leadership in both houses of congress stayed the same. With this new congress I do expect a lot of grid lock. We have the Democrats who control the Senate and we have the Republicans that control the House. We also have a Democrat President in the White House. All of which makes comprise very difficult in Washington. I do expect and would hope Speaker Boehner tackle's the following issues, spending cuts, the nation debt (which is 16.4 trillion and has increased by 6 trillion in the last 3 years), the deficit (doubled in the last 3 years), Welfare reform, immigration reform, as well as Social Security and Medicare reform. This congress has a lot to do and it would be nice if congress can get something done. Finally I think something new should be tried in Washington, maybe they could start reading the bill before we pass it. In the comment section post the issues you want this congress to take care of. Fox News Has The Story:John Boehner could be in for a fight Thursday when the newly seated House votes for the next speaker, with conservatives grumbling about his leadership and a report surfacing about a supposed plan to challenge him. Below is the fiscal cliff bill that was proposed to the senate last night around midnight. The bill passed the Democratic controlled Senate and is up to a vote in the Republican controlled House. Breitbart.com Has The Story: Normally, when a legislative leader cannot convince his party rank-and-file to support his proposals, that leader resigns with honor or is ousted in disgrace. Speaker of the House John Boehner may have crossed that threshold with the failure of his "Plan B" last week. But it is highly unlikely that he will go, partly because there is no leading candidate to replace him, and also because it is clear that many of his failures are not his fault. The Daily Caller Has The Story: After the failed effort to get the fiscal cliff “Plan B” passed this week, some powerful conservatives on Capitol Hill are reportedly pushing for Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan to replace embattled House Speaker John Boehner. The Republican Party will be voting for the Speaker of the House on January 3, 2013. Yahoo Has The Story:COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who left public life two years ago after mysteriously disappearing to visit his then-mistress in Argentina, is poised to re-enter the political arena. |
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