The Republican Party has selected a Cuban American freshman congressman to deliver the GOP’s State of the Union rebuttal in Spanish Tuesday night. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., would deliver the Spanish-language address.
Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner, R-Ohio, reaffirmed the Republican Party's intentions to stop President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions and his use of "unilateral" action.
President Barack Obama's alleged plan to defer approximately five million undocumented immigrants from deportation has, as expected, infuriated the Republican Party and could impact an upcoming spending bill for the 2015 fiscal year.
Despite the opposition from the Republican Party, President Barack Obama is still determined to issue an executive action on immigration reform, and it could include deferment of up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
With President Barack Obama's immigration reform executive action looming, one Republican congressman publicly stated this week that impeachment would be considered if the president fulfills his unilateral action promise.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, warned of the consequences of using potential executive action on immigration reform during his first press conference since Republicans regained control of the Congress.
With news that a second health care worker was diagnosed with Ebola and flew to Cleveland despite a developing fever, Speaker of the House John Boehner wants President Barack Obama to consider a temporary flight ban as the virus remains a top health concern.
When President Barack Obama announced a delay on his immigration executive action, he said politics was not behind the decision, but Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, disagreed.
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, has yet to introduce the U.S. Senate's bipartisan immigration legislation to the House, but he revealed the Republican Party could support immigration reform.
Following the first airstrikes to combat the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria, congressional leaders have issued their first comments on the issue while continuing their recess.
The House of Representatives has not passed an immigration reform bill, but Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH, said legislation would help the country's economy.
Putting aside their political affiliations, Congress has passed authorization to combat the Islamic State militant group before going on recess, and it is ready for President Barack Obama's signature.
