John Boehner

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  CBO: Obamacare Repeal Would Raise Deficit by $109 Billion

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  July 24, 2012

  Separately, the CBO and joint tax committee say the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act will reduce its costs by $84 billion.

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  Senate Majority Leader Offers Plan to Stop Student Loan Rate Hike

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 8, 2012

  In a speech on Thursday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, President Obama said Republicans were stalling in passing a law to stop such a hike. Republicans claim the administration has ignored their proposals.

• The STOCK Act’s Lameness

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  May 24, 2012

  "Send me a bill that bans insider trading by members of Congress and I will sign it tomorrow,” President Obama proclaimed in his State of the Union on Jan. 24, 2012.

• The Next Congress

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  May 24, 2012

  This year’s congressional elections hold considerable potential to reshuffle power on Capitol Hill.

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  Payroll Tax Cut Deal Reached in Congress

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 15, 2012

  Congressional leaders said late Wednesday they had reached a tentative agreement on a payroll tax cut; legislation likely will be ready for President Obama’s signature by the end of the week.

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  Advisor: Is Your Congressman on the Payroll Tax Committee?

  By Dan Berman  |  December 26, 2011

  Congress is gridlocked again, this time on a long-term deal to extend the payroll tax cut. Democrats have already named members to a conference committee formed to end the stalemate. Advisors can do something: Contact Congress now.

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  Congress Approves Two-Month Payroll Tax Cut Extension

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 23, 2011

  Following House GOP change of heart, bill approved by both Houses in Dec. 23 pro forma sessions.

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  Boehner Urges House to Scuttle Payroll Tax Cut Deal

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2011

  A bipartisan negotiated two-month extension of payroll tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits, passed by the Senate on Saturday, looks doomed to fail if House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, follows through with his insistence that the House vote it down late Monday.

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  Sen. Reid: Payroll Tax Cut Deal or Bust

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2011

  As the battle rages on in Washington over whether to extend the payroll tax cut next year, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday that 'we aren’t going home until we finish this.'

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  Payroll Tax Cut Votes Reveal Washington's Political Fault Lines

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 2, 2011

  Congress will likely pass some form of a payroll tax cut before 2011 is out, but the process is a painful one that shows just how divided Democrats and Republicans remain—and where the fault lines lie.