John Boehner and GOP plan to focus on jobs

By Byron York

Published January 9, 2014 5:00am ET

John Boehner and GOP plan to focus on jobs — When it comes to the public's concerns, House Speaker John Boehner appears determined to remember that the big question in 2014 is the same as it was in 2009 and 2010 and 2011 and 2012 and 2013: Where are the jobs? (Photo: Thinkstock) | mediaphotos

There was a lot to talk about when House Speaker John Boehner appeared before reporters this week for the first time since the holiday break. There are continuing fights over Obamacare. Immigration reform. Appropriations bills. The debt ceiling. The Democratic push for the president’s “inequality agenda.”