112th Congress

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If the scared Republican leadership in Washington would look at a government shutdown from the perspective of Dr. Harold Pease and disregard the scare tactics of the mainstream media then we might have a chance of reducing...
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Today, I issued the following statement after the House approved the fiscal year 2012 budget resolution, “The Path to Prosperity: Restoring America’s Promise."The budget approved today honors House Republicans’ commitment to...
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Ah, spring, a time when people’s minds turn to activities outdoors. A time when the flowers bloom and leaves gather on the trees. A time when young men’s fancies turn to, ah, turn to…Well I guess I forgot that one. No I didn...
In response to President Obama’s speech at George Washington University on America’s national fiscal crisis, I issued the following statement:The first step towards fixing a problem is admitting you have one. This, the...
NRCC - Nearly two months after President Obama announced a 2012 budget plan that was widely panned by independent observers for not confronting America’s debt crisis, White House Senior Advisor David Plouffe announced Sunday...
The Paul Ryan Road to Prosperity is less of a radical thesis and more of the new consensus. The 2010 election showed that Americans were not ready for the Obama neo-socialist agenda and since then, several events have shown...
Dear Conservative Republican Members of the U.S.House and Senate,Republicans need to hold a press conference and explain to the public what a government shutdown would do. Letting the media scare the public about the unknown...
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Today, I released the following keynote speech as prepared for delivery for the 15th Annual Border Issues Conference luncheon hosted by the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Congressman Silvestre...
Do House Republicans Really Want to Cut the Federal Budget?This past Friday (3/11/2011), House Republicans unveiled yet another Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government running for three...
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Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Senator Baxby Chambliss (R-GA) discussed their bipartisan effort to cut spending by $4 trillion over the next decade with Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday." Senator Chambliss explained that...
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The following came in from Congressman Ted Poe (TX-2) - Pakistan has a lot of explaining to do. It seems unimaginable that Osama Bin Laden was living 1,000 yards away from a military base in a million dollar mansion built...
Today I released the following statement regarding House passage of the spending cut agreement to fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2011:Today’s vote for the largest non-defense spending cut in our...
Conservatives are complaining that we didn’t get near what campaigning Republicans promised in the deal cut with Democrats on the 2011 budget. They’re right. We didn’t. And now there’s talk of some tricks in counting the...
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“Good start, long way to go”. “Step in the right direction, a small step.” John BoehnerUS DEBT CLOCK.ORGDid we win? Did the American people win? The dust has not yet settled because it seems that the Socialists/Democrats are...
With a budget shutdown averted and behind us, it is time to move onto the real battle – the FY2012 budget! This is where conservatives will really have to get into the fight over debts and deficits. Democrats may have...
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Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi addressed students at Tufts University this afternoon, reflecting on her career and legacy. I wonder if she told them about how she abdicated her primary responsibility as speaker,...
There has been a lot of discussion lately about Congress attempting to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA). In light of the incredible deficits run up by the Obama administration, and in particular, the speed at which...
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The recent surge in gas prices puts an added strain on families and small businesses already struggling in this difficult economic climate.To address our energy needs and decrease our dependence on foreign oil, there are...
Washington, D.C. - A bi-partisan group of U.S. House lawmakers has launched a major effort to spur job creation and innovation by modernizing and making permanent the Research and Development tax credit."Innovation drives...
Four GOP Committee Chairmen sent a letter to President Obama Thursday urging him to reduce costly government regulations that burden American businesses and restrict economic growth. I was joined in sending the letter by...

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