John Boehner, the minority leader in the House of Representatives, called it "thought crimes" legislation and "radical social policy."

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House Minority Leader John Boehner called the financial reform bill "ill-conceived."

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House Minority Leader John Boehner, in the weekly Republican message, says the president's energy bill would cost too much and hurt the economy.

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Senator Ernest Hollings, a South Carolina Democrat, and Richard Gephardt, the House minority leader, support Mr Helms's idea.

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"It's a tough environment for Republicans, there's no question about it, " said Rep. John Boehner, the House minority leader.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who will be the House Minority Leader in the new Congress, quickly called the plan "simply unacceptable" and some conservatives ruled out the idea of increasing taxes.

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