Boehner again to lead House GOP
House Republicans re-elected John Boehner as leader of their depleted ranks while putting together a more conservative team to represent them in the next, Democratic-controlled, Congress.
In Boehner’s second term as House GOP leader, the Ohio Republican must deal with the aftermath of an election in which his party lost at least 20 seats. They will go into the 111th session of Congress in January with fewer than 180 seats in the 435-seat chamber and, for the first time in eight years, with a Democratic president.
Boehner put an optimistic spin on the situation: “The months ahead will present Republicans with an unprecedented opportunity to renew our drive for smaller, more accountable government,” he said.
A popular leader with solid conservative credentials, Boehner was reelected with only a token challenge from Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Gold River).
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