Minority Leader Boehner Says Don't Dismiss the Tea Partybr The Christian Science Monitor - St. Regis Hotelbr House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) sits down for a conversation about the Republican Party's efforts to win back House majority in the upcoming midterm election during a lunch hosted by The Christian Science Monitor.Boehner says a Republican takeover is going to be "an uphill climb," but is a definite possibility. He says the current leadership has lacked transparency and has caused unprecedented deficits, which Republicans will try to fix if they win majority in the fall.