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U.S. Rep. John Boehner (R-West Chester) was reelected U.S. House minority leader by the Republican caucus Wednesday.

Boehner defeated U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.), who challenged him last week.

As leader Boehner said he'll continue to fight for conservative ideas.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) will challenge U.S. Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) for his position as House Minority Leader.

"After discussions with several of my colleagues, it has become increasingly clear to me that we must not revert to "business as usual" in the selection of our House Republican Leadership.  It is undeniable that the American people are tired of the way congress has conducted its business on their behalf," Lungren said in a statement this afternoon.

"It is unfortunate that perception is reality. The selection of our leadership will reflect the initial reaction of House Republicans to the recent verdict of the American people. It is my belief that it is neither in the interest of our Party or the advancement of our conservative principles to simply affirm the status quo by acclamation in light of what happened on November 4th," Lungren said.

U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-West Chester) attacked the idea of a bailout for U.S. automakers a day after U.S. Sen. George Voinovich (R-Cleveland) lent rhetorical support to the idea.

In a statement released Thursday, Boehner said spending money to help automakers without promises to “reform the root causes crippling automakers’ competitiveness around the world is neither fair to taxpayers nor sound fiscal policy.”

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-West Chester) is asking the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to disclose the recipients of $2 trillion in government loans.

Boehner wants both institutions to comply with a Freedom of Information Request filed by Bloomberg, after the news agency reported that the treasury and Fed refused to disclose loan recipients.

House Minority Leader U.S. Rep. John Boehner (R-West Chester) has sent a letter to his Republican colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives asking them to re-elect him to his leadership position.

Boehner said he was honored with the trust his colleagues have put in him over the past two years as Minority Leader.

In his letter, Boehner tells his colleagues that 2008 turned out to be every bit as tough for Republicans as they thought it would be.

"The American people have spoken," Boehner wrote. "We respect their choice."

Boehner said that opponents wouldn't settle for that though, and want Republicans to surrender.

House Minority John Boehner might be dodging an early bullet in his effort to remain GOP leader.

Deputy Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), widely seen as a leading potential challenger to Boehner, is instead making calls to Republican colleagues in an effort to line up support for the Minority Whip leadership position, several GOP sources tell Politicker.com today.

“He’s looking for commitments,” said an aide to one GOP member who had received a call from Cantor in recent hours. “He’s into the darned race.”

House Minority Leader John Boehner, working quickly in an attempt to fend off any potential challenge from his Republican colleagues, is preparing to make plans public on his campaign for re-election as head of the House Republicans, a source close to Boehner aide said Tuesday evening.

“An announcement could come as soon as tomorrow,” said the source.

House Republicans are bracing for possible losses of 20 or more seats tonight, and GOP aides expect a shakeup in the in the leadership ladder in the hours following the election. The Republican Conference is scheduled to meet on Nov. 19 and 20 to hash out the leadership situation.

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John Boehner

DUBLIN – U.S. House minority leader John Boehner (R-West Chester) said Friday John McCain’s presidential campaign sets the tone for Republican House races across the country.

Speaking to Republican volunteers at a Victory office during an appearance for 15th Congressional District candidate Steve Stivers (R-Columbus), Boehner said the House GOP hasn’t created a “Contract for America” as it did in 2004 because of the presidential race.

“We didn’t think that contract concept would work this year because you have a presidential race and a presidential candidate that kind of sets the jet stream on their own,” Boehner answered a volunteer’s question.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-West Chester) spoke to a crowd of mostly college students in Oxford about Barack Obama's voting record on Saturday:

"Now, listen, I've voted 'present' two or three times in my entire 25-year political career, where there might have been a conflict of interest and I didn't feel like I should vote," Boehner said. "In Congress, we have a red button, a green button and a yellow button, alright. Green means 'yes,' red means 'no,' and yellow means you're a chicken shit. And the last thing we need in the White House, in the oval office, behind that big desk, is some chicken who wants to push this yellow button."

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