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United States
January 17th, 2014
So what's the President's big idea for helping the economy getting back on track? Well, two nights ago, according to published news reports, he was drinking martinis and plotting his 2014 political strategy with his fellow...
January 16th, 2014
Under President Obama, the national debt has increased 50% to $6 trillion. We simply cannot sustain that kind of excessive spending. Yesterday’s vote alters the culture of spending in Washington. For the first time in over...
January 15th, 2014
The President is talking about income inequality in America, but there is no greater gap than between the politicians in Washington who spend with abandon and the American people who are struggling to make ends meet and are...
January 15th, 2014
Recently, I’ve been getting questions about expiring tax laws and what that means for local businesses. One deduction in particular helps businesses invest in new equipment and increase jobs and economic growth. The...
January 14th, 2014
President Barack Obama has drawn harsh criticism from law enforcement representatives by nominating Debo Adegbile to head the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division as Assistant U.S. Attorney General.The 330,000-member...
January 14th, 2014
Last week, I returned to Washington as motivated and committed as ever to making government more efficient and effective, spending less and empowering all Americans to succeed in whatever endeavor they choose.
January 13th, 2014
Question: Is there anyone out there who truly believes a gun ban on college campuses in this nation would stop a mentally unstable student who wants to kill people from walking on to the campus with a gun and carrying out...
January 11th, 2014
In this new year, we remain committed to listening to the people and implementing real solutions that will create more jobs, growth, and opportunity.On January 1, Obamacare took full effect, and it is hurting millions of...
January 9th, 2014
We’re continuing the negotiations to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill. The 2008 Farm Bill expired in September of 2012, and our one-year extension of that bill expired this past September. So we’re...
January 7th, 2014
As Chairman of the House Rules Committee, I released the following statement in response to President Obama’s call today for an extension of emergency unemployment insurance:If President Obama is serious about helping the...
January 16th, 2014
I voted to pass H.R. 3362, the Exchange Information Disclosure Act, which requires the Administration to provide accurate data on the number of Americans who have enrolled on healthcare.gov.It’s been more than three months...
January 16th, 2014
Last week I got a call from a concerned father in Crosby, Texas. His daughter is a single working mom with 3 young children ages 3 through 13. She recently received bad news from her health insurance provider. She and her...
January 15th, 2014
I never thought I would say this, but today…. it gives me great pleasure to say thank you to the liberal news media for your intensely biased relentless attacks on Chris Christie.Yes, you have been extremely negligent in...
January 14th, 2014
Despite an investigation that may continue for months, I am disappointed in the announcement that criminal charges have already been ruled out as a response to the IRS targeting probe.From the beginning, it appears that this...
January 14th, 2014
This week, the Supreme Court is taking up a case that will determine whether or not recent Presidential appointments were constitutional. The Constitution gives the President power to make appointments during times when...
January 13th, 2014
Americans deserve to know if and when Obamacare has put their personal information at risk - especially since the number of glitches with HealthCare.gov has been astonishing.Well before the October 1st roll-out, red flags...
January 12th, 2014
March for Life Washington, DC 2013“Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you. No child should be deprived of the right to be...
January 10th, 2014
This week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was presented with an unexpected opportunity to show people how he responds to a crisis. News that some of his top aides were involved with creating traffic problems in Ft. Lee in...
January 8th, 2014
Congress is also working on legislation to fund the government. The current funding expires on January 15, so we have a relatively short timeline. The budget deal that passed in December set the numbers for this spending...
January 7th, 2014
I released the following video on President Obama and Senate Democrats’ latest round of the blame game. It’s transparent that this is a political exercise, not a real effort to try to fix this problem.
