The 'People's House'

'FULL TEXT: Boehner Delivers Remarks on Congressional Reform and the People's House'
'Sep 30, 2010'

'So instead of clamping down even further, it's my view that we should open things up and let the battle of ideas help break down the scar tissue between the two parties.  Yes, we will still have disagreements.  But let’s have them out in the open.  Yes, we will still try to outmaneuver each other.  But let’s make it a fair fight.  Instead of selling our Members short, let’s give them a chance to do their jobs.  Let’s let legislators legislate again'.
From : http://www.johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=209528

Amended December 21, 2011 -

'Except when I don't like what you're saying'.

'During a quick pro-forma session of the House this morning, Republicans rebuffed a Democratic attempt to force an up-or-down vote on the Senate-passed payroll tax holiday extension, which Republicans have thus far refused to allow. Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), who was serving as the speaker pro-temp, ignored shouts of “Mr. Speaker!” from Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), quickly adjourning the House'.

'Hoyer continued talking undeterred, saying, “You’re walking away, just as so many Republicans have walked away from middle-class taxpayers [and] the unemployed.” “We regret, Mr. Speaker, that you have walked off the platform without addressing this issue of critical importance to this country,” Hoyer added'.

'Moments later, the mic appeared to cut out. A few seconds after that, the video feed switched away from the House floor to a still image of the Capitol Dome. It appears someone in House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) office cut the feed, as C-SPAN tweeted afterwards: “C-SPAN has no control over the U.S. House TV cameras – the Speaker of the House does'.
From : http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/21/393990/speaker-cuts-off-c-span-cameras-when-dems-attempts-to-bring-vote-on-payroll-tax-cut/”