# Beohner to resign

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beohner-to-resign/732481>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 25, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beohner-to-resign/732481 "2015-09-25T14:06:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beohner-to-resign/732481/1 "2015-09-25T14:06:35Z")

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> **[John Boehner, House Speaker, Will Resign From Congress (Published 2015)](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/john-boehner-to-resign-from-congress.html)**
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> The move reduced the chance of a government shutdown, because Mr. Boehner is now free to push for a short-term funding measure.

At the end of October. Not just as Speaker, but from Congress entirely.

He’s been holding back folks pushing a government shutdown over PP funding. I wonder what will happen now.

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**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beohner-to-resign/732481/2 "2015-09-25T14:09:45Z")

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> **[John Boehner to resign.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=769876)**
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> Very interesting. Boehner finally has had enough of dealing with the right wingers in his party. I assume this means he’ll be able to avoid a shutdown and get a continuing resolution passed.

The existing Elections thread may be a better place to discuss. I shall report and ask for this one to be closed.

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beohner-to-resign/732481/3 "2015-09-25T14:30:29Z")

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