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Favorable or Unfavorable #64: John Boehner


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Favorable or Unfavorable #64: John Boehner  

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Speaker John Boehner of OH. I most remember him for his public crying, which was frequent. It strangely made him more likable to me, but it is an interesting trait for a leader. SNL had fun with it. 

His actions:

Boehner, John 1990 One of the GOP Gang of Seven
Boehner, John 1994 Role in creating Gingrich's Contract with America
Boehner, John 1996 Champions Freedom to Farm Act
Boehner, John 1997? Brings lawsuit against McDermott for Gingrich tape leak
Boehner, John 2002 co-author of No Child Left Behind
Boehner, John 2004 Votes for Federal Marriage Amendment
Boehner, John 2006 Votes for Federal Marriage Amendment again
Boehner, John 2007 Comes in second in Speaker election
Boehner, John 2009 Comes in second in Speaker election again
Boehner, John 2011 Elected Speaker of the US House
Boehner, John 2011 Opposes intervention into Libya
Boehner, John 2011 Proposes No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Boehner, John 2011 Role in Budget Control Act
Boehner, John 2015 Resigns due to opposition within the GOP
Boehner, John 2016 Shocks some by supporting Trump over Cruz, calling the latter "Lucifer in the flesh" in an interview
Boehner, John 2021 Despite having supported Trump in 2016 & 2020, calls on him to resign after Jan 6th
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