September 25, 2015 - 1:00pm
Republicans representing Florida in Congress weighed in after U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced on Friday that he would resign his post by the end of October.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Offers Kind Words for John Boehner, Harsh Ones for GOP Caucus
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 25, 2015 - 1:23pm
With U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announcing on Friday that he will leave Congress by the end of October, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), offered him some praise on the way out.
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Florida GOP Gives Republican Presidential Candidates Ballot Options
September 25, 2015 - 12:45pm
The executive board of the Republican Party of Florida voted 35-1 Friday to change its qualifying requirements to allow presidential candidates on the Presidential Preference Primary ballot next year, in a move many are calling a crumbling to criticisms over banning candidates from the primary ballot.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Praises John Boehner as 'Incredible Leader'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 25, 2015 - 12:29pm
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., one of the leading congressional Republican voices on international affairs, praised U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Friday as he announced his plans to resign by the end of October.
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Carlos Curbelo: John Boehner's Resignation a 'Major Loss for Congress'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 25, 2015 - 11:53am
Republican congressmen from Florida may have been at the heart of opposition to U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in the GOP caucus but U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., said the Ohio Republicans’s resignation will be a “major loss” and offered praise for him on Friday.
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Ted Yoho Pulls Off Another Political Upset, This Time Against John Boehner
September 25, 2015 - 11:45am
Ted Yoho continued his career as an unlikely slayer of political giants this week as the North Florida congressman played a large part in John Boehner heading to the sidelines.
Since emerging in 2012, Yoho has pulled off more than his share of upsets in his brief time in national politics. A large-animal veterinarian based in Gainesville, Yoho, a favorite of the tea party movement, stunned the political world by defeating Cliff Stearns, a 24-year incumbent, in the Republican primary.
Florida Conservatives Win as John Boehner Announces He's Leaving Congress
September 25, 2015 - 10:30am
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is on the way out in Congress and that’s good news for Republicans in the Florida delegation who have opposed his leadership.
John Mica: GOP Caucus in 'State of Shock' as John Boehner Bows Out
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 25, 2015 - 10:00am
With U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announcing on Friday that he will leave Congress by the end of October, a longtime Florida congressman said the GOP caucus was in a “state of shock” over the news.
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John Boehner Steps Down, Will Leave Congress in October
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 25, 2015 - 9:49am
Under fire from conservatives and with a leadership challenge expected in the days to come, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, shocked the political world by announcing his resignation on Friday.
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Tom Rooney has Options A-Plenty in 2018
September 25, 2015 - 8:30am
Tom Rooney has plenty of options as he ponders his political future but Tallahassee might be a better bet than staying in Washington. There’s already buzz that Rooney could try for the U.S. Senate in 2018 regardless of what Bill Nelson does. But Rick Scott has also thrown his name into the mix and Rooney simply doesn’t have the name recognition or the war chest the governor has.
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