Economy
It is no accident that Texas consistently leads the nation in job creation. Some have described this economic powerhouse as a "Texas Miracle." But, we know better than that. The Texas Economic Experience is rooted in concepts and principles that will work anywhere they're tried: Keeping taxes low, creating a predictable regulatory climate, cracking down on lawsuit abuse, and investing in critical infrastructure like roads, water and schools in a fiscally responsible way.
March 11th, 2011
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...
January 30th, 2011
U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), the Vice Chair-designate of the Joint Economic Committee, released the following statement on Friday's announcement that our economy grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the last quarter...
January 5th, 2011
Majorities rise and fall by the will of the people, and this new Republican Congress is sworn in under the American people’s message to lead with accountability – not a mandate. I’m very proud that 87 new Republican Members...
December 30th, 2010
Washington Post editorial writer Ezra Klein raises a good question: “I'm very curious to know what the GOP -- or the tea partyers they're presumably pandering to -- think will happen when every piece of legislation requires...
December 29th, 2010
The new FCC regulations voted on last week are meant to guarantee consumers' rights to view what they want on the internet. Barak Obama is quoted as saying that the regulations know as "net neutrality" will "help preserve...
December 6th, 2010
The economy is always a key issue in any national campaign but economy is more than just about jobs but about other factors that lead to job creation. The recent debate over the role of the Federal Reserve in our economy as...
August 26th, 2010
The construction industry offers a panoply of situations and conflicts associated with hiring workers and running a business responsibly and lawfully. Construction Citizen exposes these issues and the companies who...
July 22nd, 2010
States such as Nebraska, Ohio, New York and others are working on employee misclassification prevention legislation in order to crack down on the practice of misclassifying workers, who should be classified as employees, as...
May 19th, 2010
The following was sent in from the Republican Party of Texas:
January 30th, 2010
Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow had an excellent article on placing greater emphasis on career and technical education instead of pushing every student to attend a four-year university.
March 9th, 2011
The conventional wisdom is that China is on the rise, the United States is in decline and the world as we know it is going to end, or something to that effect. As I have mention before, decline is a choice and there is no...
January 23rd, 2011
The Heritage Foundation reminds us that economic freedom matters not just in promoting prosperity, but in promoting political freedom. Look at those nations who are either free or mostly free economically and you will see...
January 5th, 2011
When GOP law makers take control of the House in about an hour from now, they plan to hit the ground running. The Washington Post Reports that Republican House members have a "20-day plan aimed at undoing major aspects of...
December 29th, 2010
With the release of the latest census numbers it is clear that Texas was the big winner this decade. Four new Congressional seats create a tremendous opportunity for Texas to continue to lead the Conservative Movement.
December 10th, 2010
In the 1970’s, Jerry Brown (yes that Jerry Brown who was just elected governor this past year) opposed Proposition 13, which lowered property tax rates but was overwhelmingly passed by the people.
November 9th, 2010
CONOOC, China’s national oil company, recently announced an agreement with Chesapeake Energy Corporation that would give the Chinese a 33 percent share in a new drilling project set to start soon in southwest Texas.
July 29th, 2010
According to Construction Citizen, a survey was conducted last year of over 4,000 low-wage workers, including illegal immigrants, for the purpose of studying labor violations among low-wage workers in New York,...
May 28th, 2010
Robert Romano discusses the Keynesian Paradox in this article, quoting:The threat of a double-dip recession is real, but it should not be cause for more government “stimulus,” deficit-spending, bailouts, and low-interest...
February 18th, 2010
The Rise of Latino Conservatism was a session at the Conservative Political Action Conference sponsored by the American Principles Project and featured speakers Alfonso Aguilar, Grover Norquist, Karyme Lozano, and Mario...
January 27th, 2010
Read the full text of the State of the Union Address on January 27, 2010: