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U.S. House Speaker Boehner to Resign at End of October

U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is the likely leading contender to replace him.

Reuters Sep 25, 2015 5:02 PM

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U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, a Republican, will resign his speakership and his seat in Congress effective Oct. 30, a Boehner aide said on Friday.

"The Speaker believes putting members through prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable damage to the institution," the aide said in an email, asking not to be named.

"For the good of the Republican conference and the institution, he will resign the Speakership and his seat in Congress, effective Oct 30.

U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is the likely leading contender to replace outgoing House Speaker John Boehner, Republican Representative Peter King told Reuters on Friday following Boehner's resignation announcement.

King made his remarks after leaving the closed door meeting at which he said Boehner surprised the entire rank and file, including McCarthy, with his announcement.

Asked why he was resigning, King said it was "to avoid putting the party through tumult." Boehner repeatedly over the past five years has been challenged by small-government Tea Party activists and other conservatives who have demanded a more confrontational approach by the speaker with President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress.

Boehner sparked controversy in March by inviting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address congress on the threats of a nuclear accord with Iran, still being negotiated at the time. The speech took place ahead of the elections in Israel and some were concerned Netanyahu would use the opportunity to promote his campaign.

The son of a bar owner and one of 12 children, Boehner is the only college graduate in his family. He grew up in Cincinnati and served in the U.S. Navy in 1969, then became a small businessman before launching a political career. The resignation ends a nearly five-year reign as the top Republican in the House. Only the day before, Boehner, a Catholic, hosted Pope Francis and broke down in tears as he stood with the Pope to greet crowds on the Capitol's West front.

The son of a bar owner and one of 12 children, Boehner is the only college graduate in his family. He grew up in Cincinnati and served in the U.S. Navy in 1969, then became a small businessman before launching a political career. The resignation ends a nearly five-year reign as the top Republican in the House. Only the day before, Boehner, a Catholic, hosted Pope Francis and broke down in tears as he stood with the Pope to greet crowds on the Capitol's West front.

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COMMENT:

ONE OF THE WORST TRAITOR OF THE NATION WOULD RESIGN FROM THE POST OF SPEAKER IS A CONFIRMED NEWS.  The other Republican Senator Mitch MacConnel a traitor and a cocaine smuggler should also resign to up keep the sanctity and dignity of the house of the US Congress.

Boehner does not deserve to remain in US as he has grossly violated the constitution and all rules and regulations by inviting secretly the worst indicted criminal of the world Netanyahu a well reputed indicted assassin. Boehner  should be deported to Israel immediately after he resigns

There are more lawmakers involved in the conspiracy like Mitch MacConnel the senate majority leader and all Zionist lawmakers to stop the Iran nuke deal to humiliate the US President of the country and all negotiating countries that are in engaged in Iran deal making and make Israel’s PM the victor .

The PM of a foreign country without the knowledge of the Pentagon Obama’s administration and the State department’s office to stop the Iran nuke deal through a conspiracy to humiliate the countries and the President of US.

What a nasty ominous act of conspiracy participator being a Speaker of the house of US Congress with a foreign country’s PM. Don’t you all think so it is a treachery with the nation's internal and foreign affairs and violation of the constitution?

If he was prosecuted for this he could have faced death penalty as per the law of the land for violation of the provisions of constitution and then also treachery with the nation.