"Protecting the institution of marriage safeguards, I believe, the American family." ― John Boehner Topic(s): Family More From John Boehner "The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And – and that it’s totally out of control. They want something done about it." "Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington." "We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him." More In Family "Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home."― Kin Hubbard "When liberals finally grasped the strength of popular feeling about the family, they cried to appropriate the rhetoric and symbolism of family values for their own purposes."― Christopher Lasch "I’ve been to all 50 states, and traveled this whole country, and 90 percent of the people are good folks. The rest of them take after the other side of the family."― Jeff Foxworthy