Speaker John Boehner was given a standing ovation after delivering a powerful speech before the vote today. John Boehner noted that, to date, the Senate still hasn’t passed a bill and the White House hasn’t produced a plan of its own, and urged them to immediately “put something on the table.”
House Speaker John Boehner’s remarks to the House of Representatives before a vote on the latest debt limit / ceiling bill. His anger at President Obama and the Senate in his attempts to negotiate this legislation is clearly evident. Aired 7/29/2011.