Honorable John Boehner
United States Representative, Ohio, Republican
Representative Boehner, of the Eighth District of Ohio, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990. He is the House Minority Leader. The following the April 10, 2008, House floor debate on H.R. 5724, the United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. Our economy is struggling. Families andbusinesses are dealing with the rising cost of living, and certainly the jobmarket has slowed. At a time like this, we should be working together. And asthe Speaker [of the House Nancy Pelosi] said, she and I came together and ourmembers came together on both sides of the aisle…
