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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Feb 12, 2006 06:05pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Monday, February 13, 2006 12:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | House Majority Leader's Views Sometimes in Minority of Party
By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 12, 2006; Page A07
As Rep. John A. Boehner (Ohio) moves to unite his fractious House Republicans, the newly elected House majority leader has another issue to finesse: his own views on some key issues, which have clashed with the stance of much of the Republican Party.
From illegal immigration to sanctions on China to an overhaul of the pension system, Boehner, as chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, took ardently pro-business positions that were contrary to those of many in his party. Religious conservatives -- examining his voting record -- see him as a policymaker driven by small-government economic concerns, not theirs.
In the coming months, Boehner must decide whether to stick to his well-established beliefs and try to bend his party's stance or give in to the majority of the majority party.
"Everybody has to give up something for the good of the order, and the higher you go up, from rank and file to committee chairman to leadership, the more you give up," said Richard K. Armey, a retired GOP House majority leader from Texas.
In an interview, Boehner vowed to lead by consensus. |
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