Boehner: Bills to improve economy are 'stuck in the Senate'

Boehner: Bills to improve economy are 'stuck in the Senate'
(Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

House Speaker John Boehner has some choice words about the disappointing economic recovery: It's all the Senate's fault.

In an op-ed for Time, Boehner says that the White House and Senate Democrats should "put politics aside and start putting people first." He's quick to blame the Senate for "dragging their feet," arguing that more than 40 bills passed by the House are now "stuck in the Senate."

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.