Boehner never accepted an earmark in Congress — and he enjoyed railing against those who did. His heckling once provoked Don Young, an Alaskan himself, to pin Boehner against a wall inside the House chamber and hold a 10-inch knife to his throat. Boehner says he stared Young in the eyes and said, “Fuck you.”
Young says this account is “mostly true,” but notes that the two became good friends, with Boehner later serving as his best man.
John Boehner Unchained
