No surprise here at all. We always knew Boehner is a left-leaning "progressive Republican", along the lines of McCain and others. It is no surprise that he would be against any attempt to change the status quo.
BTW, what is interesting is that he would never ever, under any circumstances in the world, say this same thing about Obama, Hillary, or any Democrat. People like Boehner, RINOs, reserve all their vitriol for Republicans. That seems to be a universal rule with them. You never hear them criticize a Democrat. They simply will not do it.