After the cut: a transcript of Mr. Boehner's remarks from the House floor.
JOHN BOEHNER: And now, now we're gonna have a fight over women's health. Give me a break. You know, this is the uh. (men cheer) This is the latest plank in the so-called war on women. T--Entirely created by my colleagues across the aisle for political gain. (men cheer) So to accuse us of, of, of wanting to gut women's health is absolutely not true. (men cheer) Ladies and gentlemen, this is beneath us. This is beneath the dignity of this house, and the dignity of the public trust uh, that we enjoy from our constituents. They expect us to come here and be honest with each other, to work out these issues, and to pick this big political fight where there is no fight is just silly. Give me a break.