House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) said Monday he’s seeking to reclaim from the Justice Department any money it would have spent fighting for the Defense of Marriage Act. House Republicans have also hired Paul Clement, a high-powered former solicitor general, to represent them on DOMA.Now there's some budget prioritization and job creation right there. Yep.
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Mr. Boehner has now raised the stakes by his announcement and by his hiring of Mr. Clement, a nationally-known lawyer with conservative credentials.
“Obviously, DOJ’s decision results in DOJ no longer needing the funds it would have otherwise expended defending the constitutionality of DOMA,” Mr. Boehner wrote Monday in a letter to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.). “ It is my intent that those funds be diverted to the House for reimbursement of any costs incurred by and associated with the House, and not DOJ, defending DOMA.”
Boehner lawyers up
Proving he and his GOP cohorts actually can sink lower, thankyouverymuch, Boehner & the Repubs have hired a high-priced, high-powered attorney to defend their position on DOMA:
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