John Boehner Quotes on America (12 Quotes)

It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American people are still demanding and asking the question, 'Where are the jobs?' And the reason we don't have new jobs is because of the job-killing agenda pursued by President Obama and his allies in the Congress.

I am not for raising taxes on the American people in a soft economy.

The American people are screaming at the top of their lungs to Washington, 'Stop! Stop the spending, stop the job-killing policies.' And yet, Democrats in Washington refuse to listen to the American people.

And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we have a government that honors our Constitution and stands up for the values that have made America, America: economic freedom, individual liberty, and personal responsibility.

Our manifesto, whatever it will be called, will come from the people who are really in charge of this country, and that's the American people.

Protecting the institution of marriage safeguards, I believe, the American family.

But make no mistake, the President will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they've expressed it tonight: standing on principle, checking Washington's power and leading the drive for a smaller, less costly, and more accountable government.

Poll after poll shows that the American people don't want marriage to be redefined by judges today and for our children tomorrow.

The work ahead of us will not be easy. We must act swiftly to restore the trust between Congress and the American people.

Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington.

I think the American people want us to defeat the terrorists. They want us to win the war in Iraq as part of that global war on terror.

continue to remain hopeful that before the day is over we will be able to announce a plan that will balance the federal budget, provide tax relief to the American people, and strengthen and preserve Medicare.