House Speaker John Boehner has worked in vain to get the House to pass a massive, five-year transportation bill

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House Speaker John Boehner has worked in vain to get the House to pass a massive, five-year transportation bill

Chip Somodevilla

Speaker of the House John Boehner, (R-OH) pictured as he heads for a press briefing at the US Capitol, in January, in Washington, DC. Boehner and House Republican leaders lashed out at President Barack Obama and his decision to reject a bid to expand the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. "This fight is not over," Boehner said.