Truth # 1- Federal Government Intrusion:  The Federal Government Wants to Tell You How to Build Your House What the bill does: The House-passed bill establishes a national building code for commercial and residential buildings, requiring a 30 percent reduction in energy use immediately after passage and an additional 50 percent reduction in [...]  More

Newsbusters applauded House Republican Leader John Boehner's speech on the House Floor Friday night: In what some referred to as a filibuster, Boehner took more than sixty minutes methodically analyzing sections of the midnight hour additions as members of his Party and folks in the gallery cheered him on. Every American owes it to him or herself [...]  More

Rep. Ed Royce (CA) posted a guest blog on California's The Flash Report this weekend. Here is an excerpt of "Cap and Tax: A Bureaucratic Delight": ach year I give thousands of constituents a Capitol tour.  We are all proud of our nation's capital.  In the spring, when many come, its magnificent cherry blossoms bloom, and its monuments al [...]  More

Rep. Aaron Schock (IL):   More

An excerpt of remarks by House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence: Raising the cost of energy is a bad idea in prosperous times. Raising a national energy tax in the worst recession in a generation is a profoundly bad idea. But for anyone looking in, Madam Speaker, let me say we are in the minority as we have been reminded with some firmnes [...]  More

Rep. Mike Pence (IN):   More

Rep. Mike Pence (IN) spoke out today against the National Energy Tax proposed by Democrats in Congress:   More

Rep. Dan Burton (IN) has a new video out today messaging on the cap and tax energy legislation Democrats are trying to rush through Congress. Watch it here:   More

Rep. Fred Upton (MI) wrote a guest piece today for the New Ledger: There is no escaping the reality of our current economic maladies. The U.S. economy has shed trillions of dollars in recent months, the stock market is languishing in the low 8,000’s, and our national unemployment hovers just below 10 percent. In Michigan, our unemployment is [...]  More

by Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN) As runaway government spending continues, the United States is setting a dangerous precedent with our skyrocketing national debt.  In fact, our debt has reached such a high level that the Federal Reserve has resorted to printing money to buy US Treasuries, a practice that is counterproductive for the financial healt [...]  More

From the office of House Republican Leader John Boehner: House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today released a new chart underscoring the bureaucratic nightmare that is Speaker Pelosi’s national energy tax.  The chart highlights the slew of new government programs Democrats will create in order to take and redistribute trillions [...]  More

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence appeared on MSNBC to speak on energy legislation today:   More

by Rep. John Carter (TX) Throughout history rebellion meant citizens rising up against government when conditions become unbearable.  Such was our case in 1776, when we overthrew the British and established our Republic. We did so based on the premise that our new government would be elected and the servant of the people, not vice-versa. Th [...]  More

By Rep. Doc Hastings (WA) *First posted on The Hill. On Monday, Democrat Representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey released an updated 1,200 page National Energy Tax bill. Unfortunately, the bill continues to contain a variety of measures that will devastate our economy and worsen the recession. In addition to spiking Americans’ energy bil [...]  More

U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the House floor in regards to the Democrats' national energy tax: "The Old Book contains an admonition to lawmakers with these words: ‘Woe to you because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry and you yourselves will not [...]  More

Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) appeared on Good Morning America this morning to speak on health care reform. He said the Democrats aren't interested in a bipartisan option:   More

Rep. Aaron Shock (IL)  and Rep. Phil Roe (TN) published commentary on the closig of Guantanamo Bay in the Washington Times today: Guantanamo Bay was never meant to be an Ellis Island. However, one of the first executive orders issued by President Obama was to close this facility, likely bringing some of these prisoners to United States soil. [...]  More

Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL) today came out against the way Democrats are rushing a costly cap and tax energy bill through Congress. Read an excerpt of his blog post on Red County.com: The Democrat leadership is preventing the public from learning important details about the cap and tax plan by bypassing several key committees. As a Ranking Member on [...]  More

From the office of House Republican Leader John Boehner: 1. Speaker Pelosi’s National Energy Tax Will Impose a National Energy Tax on Every Single American. 2. Speaker Pelosi’s National Energy Tax Will Cost American Jobs, Shipping Them Overseas to China & India. 3. Speaker Pelosi’s National Energy Tax Will Cause Electricity B [...]  More

The House Republican Conference was joined this morning by Gov. Jim Douglas (VT) and Gov. Mike Rounds (SD). A video of this morning's Leadership Press Conference and text of the Governors' coments are below:  Gov. Jim Douglas: I want to echo the Leader’s sentiments about the importance of a bipartisan approach to health care reform. Th [...]  More

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence appeared on CNN's Larry King Live last night. Pence told King Obama's tougher rhetoric on Iran was "better late than never." View the clip here. A few transcribed excerpts: LARRY KING: As a follow up to Senator McCain, we are joined by Congressman Mike Pence; he’s in Washington - Republican of [...]  More

After the Friday release of the House Democrat leadership's health reform discussion draft, the Republican Conference has compiled a list of important numbers relevant to the legislation:   852 - Pages in the bill   120 million - Number of individuals who could lose their current coverage as a result of the government-run plan reimbu [...]  More

From the office of Rep. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Health Care Solutions Group: Americans are looking for commonsense health care reforms that will bring down costs, expand coverage, and allow those who like their current doctors and coverage keep them. Republicans put forward a plan last week that would do exactly that, laying out a blueprint tha [...]  More

From the office of House Republican Leader John Boehner: As House Democrats scramble for votes for Speaker Pelosi’s national energy tax on anyone who drives a car, buys an American-made product, or flips on a light switch, opposition among family farmers and small businesses in rural America continues to grow stronger.  That’s bec [...]  More

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence posted a guest blog on RedState today. Here is an excerpt from "We Support the People of Iran": It has been said on numerous occasions and by various politicians and pundits that it was an extraordinary week in the life of the nation of Iran. On June 12, from the very moment that the Iranian presiden [...]  More

by Rep. Ed Royce (CA) A silent march; a unifying color; displays of portraits.  These are some of the compelling images being broadcast from Iran as supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi protest a very flawed election.  Brave Iranians, peaceful so far, no doubt have a fan watching from afar in Boston.  Much has been [...]  More

U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, hailed passage today of a bipartisan resolution he authored with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) supporting the dissidents in Iran. The House passed the resolution overwhelmingly by a vote of 405 to 1.  Mr. Pence’s remarks on the floo [...]  More

From The Hill: The House overwhelmingly approved a resolution Friday in support of Iranian dissidents as that country’s top cleric warned protesters to end demonstrations. The resolution was approved in a 405-1 vote, with two members voting present. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) was the only lawmaker opposed to the resolution. Reps. Keith Ellison [...]  More

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence gives a closing statement on his Iran Resolution:   More

by Rep. Todd Akin (MO) In February 2009, the President urged the passage of a grand rescue plan. Fearing certain disaster, he told the country that if they borrowed and spent $787 billion dollars, then everyone would have jobs again. So began President Obama’s saga of spending. With a straight face, the President promised America that if h [...]  More

U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement after he and House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) joined together to introduce a resolution in support of the Iranian dissidents: “This is an important moment for the Congress, our country and the people of Iran,” sai [...]  More

Rep. Adrian Smith (NE) participated in a hearing this week on the Administration's efforts to strengthen cybersecurity. Here are his remarks: While Federal efforts to increase network security date back several years, they were brought to the forefront in early 2008, when President Bush formally established the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity [...]  More

From the office of House Leader John Boehner: Speaker Pelosi’s National Energy Tax Will Cost Millions of American Jobs.  The National Black Chamber of Commerce estimates that even with any new “green jobs,” net job losses will total about 2.5 million jobs.  And according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s ow [...]  More

This morning during an appearance on FOXNEWS, Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement regarding the administration’s involvement regarding demonstrations by Iranian dissidents: "The President has the right to draw the line where he chooses to draw it but I am someone who believes that [...]  More

This blog first posted on The Hill: by Rep. Peter Roskam (IL) The healthcare system is undoubtedly in peril. I hear daily concern from my constituents about the rising costs of healthcare coverage, the ability to keep good coverage and the fear of hurting our country’s rich tradition of medical innovation. Simply put, Congress owes it to the [...]  More

From the office of U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland: “American troops are waging a war that has gone on for years and members of Congress should be able to vote to fund the war with no strings attached,” Westmoreland said. “Instead, we’re getting an alleged war spending bill that actually spends more money on the International M [...]  More

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House Leader John Boehner appeared on Good Morning America today to preview the health care reform plan the House GOP will outline later today. He said: “We’re going to make sure that all Americans have access to high-quality health insurance.  Part of the way of doing that is to make sure they get the same tax treatment as compan [...]  More

U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, in a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives announced that he is introducing a resolution later today supporting the dissidents in Iran.  Pence’s remarks follow (VIDEO BELOW): "I come to this floor at an extraordinary moment on the global stage. [...]  More

*This blog originally posted on Red County By Rep. Ed Royce (CA) Price of a one-way ticket to Palau? $4,000. Cost to the U.S. taxpayer for Palau to take 17 Guantanamo detainees? $200 million. Getting a political football off your desk?  Priceless. Chinese ethnic Uyghur detainees are trading one ocean view for another.  The Obama Admi [...]  More

Chairman of the Health Care Solutions Group Rep. Roy Blunt on health care:   More

Watch Rep. Mike Rogers (MI) speak on the Pakistan Foreign Aid bill today. A few excerpts precede the powerful video: "This bill arrogantly says, listen, we want you to help us on terrorism but let me know you what's important -- your teacher pay scales....this is a sovereign nation." "...This is one of the most complicated, complex problems we wil [...]  More

Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) was featured today on Net Right Nation. Here is that post: From what we’ve seen recently, there is a huge difference between what the administration promised when they pushed the stimulus, what they predicted the stimulus would do, what they claim it has done, and what they have actually delivered. Here are just three of [...]  More

House Republican Chairman Mike Pence continued speaking out today on the American Energy Act. Here are his remarks on the House Floor: “The American economy is hurting. Gasoline prices are on the rise, utility rates threaten to go higher and pose an even greater hardship on working families. The American people are looking for answers to the [...]  More

From the office of Rep. Brian Bilbray (CA): Congressman Brian Bilbray is pleased to announce that the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs acted in a bipartisan manner by unanimously referring historic legislation to the House of Representatives to provide advanced funding to ensure adequate and timely health care for veterans. H.R. 1016, wh [...]  More

From House Republican Chairman Mike Pence (IN): “I’d like to thank the senior Republican on the Financial Services Committee, Spencer Bachus, for his tireless efforts on behalf of our free market system.   “And the other Republican Members on the Financial Services Committee for their hard work in putting this common sense [...]  More

In case you missed it -- here is the video of yesterday's press conference unveiling the American Energy Act:   More

House Republican Chairman Mike Pence and House Republican Whip Eric Cantor were featured in the New York Times' photo of the day this afternoon. The photo was taken prior to the news conference held to unveil the American Energy Act. Photo: The New York Times  More

Rep. Dave Camp: The consistent spike in gas prices each summer is hard enough for families, they don’t need a plan that is going to tax them and cause their energy bills to skyrocket year round – which, as the President admitted, is what the Democrat plan does. There is a better solution to make America energy independent and it is thr [...]  More

From the office of House Leader John Boehner: Democrats' bill would increase taxes, raise health care costs and ration care; House Republicans are proposing better solutions. Here is a condensed list but you can find expanded explanations of each item on the Boehner web site here. 1. A Government Takeover of Health Care 2. Forcing More than 100 [...]  More

From the office of Rep. Darrell Issa (CA): “Without a firm commitment to nuclear power, Congress’ effort to reduce carbon emissions is nothing but a fools-errand,” Issa, an original sponsor of the American Energy Act said.  “Nuclear power is one of the safest, most efficient, and sadly underappreciated zero carbon reso [...]  More

U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the American Energy Solutions Group (AESG), today unveiled a comprehensive energy solutions plan, the “American Energy Act:” “Back in Indiana gas prices continue their steady rise and utility rates are going up.  During these difficult economic times, higher energy prices are the last [...]  More

Each month, Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) participates in a video for his constituents back home. In the June video, Jones interviewed Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS). Here is the finished product:   More

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" with Joe Scarborough this morning to discuss the Republican Energy Solutions Group energy alternative plan. Here is an excerpt of that interview: SCARBOROUGH: Can you explain that because we hear about cap in trade? Break it down for us as simply as you can. What doe [...]  More

Rep. Lee Terry (NE) was interviewed by the conservative blog Let Freedom Ring yesterday. Terry, a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke on the House cap and trade legislation: The first question I hasked Rep. Terry was whether there was any breaking news from today’s hearing. He said that David Sokol’s testimony put the De [...]  More

House Republican Whip Eric Cantor at this morning's leadership press conference: "What the American people are pining for right now is results and we saw yesterday this administration begin to lay out a case for the effectiveness of their stimulus policies. To me, what we saw was spin, not results. The American people know jobs when they see them [...]  More

Rep. Patrick McHenry: Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, issued the following query regarding Obama Administration officials’ claims that the stimulus package will “save or create” 600,000 jobs over the next 100 days. “As hiring for [...]  More

From the office of Rep. Roy Blunt {MO): Health Care & the Democrats’ Fuzzy Math: Spend More to Save? Republicans Want to Make Quality Health Care Coverage Affordable and Accessible for All Americans – and They Know Simply Throwing Money at Our Health Care Problems Won’t Solve Them   America’s health care system is [...]  More

The Charleston Daily Mail today published a compelling piece, entitled "Wasteful Spending Has No Defense Now." The editorial is about the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, which has received millions of dollars in federal funding. Here is an excerpt: The airport is just outside Johnstown, population 21,000. Thanks to Murtha, it has all [...]  More

From the office of House Republican Leader John Boehner: “Today’s announcement is an acknowledgement that the Democrats’ trillion-dollar stimulus is not working, and the American people know it.  When they passed this spending plan, Democrats said it would immediately create jobs, yet nearly four months later unemployment ha [...]  More

Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ) is perhaps best known for his consistent battle against earmarks. Today, Flake is featured in a Roll Call piece: Months of characteristic doggedness paid off last week for Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) when he appeared to accomplish a feat his own leaders have struggled to match: backing a muscular Democratic majority into a corne [...]  More

Rep. Darrell Issa (CA) published a piece today in the American Spectator. Here is a key excerpt from "A Tale of Two Treasuries": In the end, the bailout of AIG has made U.S. taxpayers more vulnerable, not less. It has established a dangerous precedent for impulsive federal control of private corporations, siphoned off billions of taxpayer dollars [...]  More

by Rep. Geoff Davis (KY) With the summer travel season upon us, the cost of gasoline has started to increase rapidly. During the month of May, the average price of a gallon of gas in Kentucky rose by nearly fifty cents, from $2.04 to $2.52.  Despite this, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi [CA-8] is pushing legislation that could cause the cost of a [...]  More

Despite President Obama's massive stimulus spending, unemployment rates have reached a 26-year high. The House Republican Conference has the chart mapped out for you here. Here is the text from that chart: In January, the American people were warned that without the passage of the trillion dollar stimulus package, unemployment would reach over 9 [...]  More

From the office of House Republican Leader John Boehner: Today’s announcement that the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high of 9.4 percent demonstrates how much middle-class families, small businesses, and workers are struggling during one of the worst economic downturns in decades.  This figure is particularly noteworthy because the Pr [...]  More

Rep. Eric Cantor (OH) wrote a guest blog for The Foundry. Here is an excerpt: While Republicans applaud President Obama for bucking the far left of his party on Iraq and Afghanistan policy, we believe that his defense budgets threaten to leave us vulnerable in an increasingly dangerous world. If anything is certain in these most uncertain times, [...]  More

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), on behalf of House Republicans, today sent a proposal to President Obama outlining $375 billion in taxpayer savings over the next five years. The proposal follows a meeting at the White House on April 24, during which Republican Whip Cantor brought up the Preside [...]  More

From the office of Rep. Roy Blunt (MO): The Administration continues to say it wants a bipartisan consensus on health care, but two weeks after Republicans sent a letter to the President requesting a meeting, there’s still no response.   CLAIM: “[M]y hope is that working in a bipartisan fashion we are going to be able to get a he [...]  More

Rep. Charles Boustany, M.D. (LA) is one of several House Republican physicians. His experience in the health care field prompted a blog post on RedState.com. Here is an excerpt: Although, Republicans and Democrats differ on some important health care policy issues, common ground exists on health care reform among the two parties. We both believe:Q [...]  More

Rep. Ed Royce (CA) was recenty featured in one of California's best political blogs -- The Flash Report. Royce wrote of yesterday's ceremony to unveil a statue of Ronald Reagan: Ronald Reagan served as inspiration for an entire generation to get involved in politics. For those of us in the California delegation today is a truly special day, one th [...]  More

House Republican Vice-Chariman Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers speaks at a leadership press conference earlier this week. This photo was featured today in Roll Call:   More

Rep. Dan Burton (IN) was on Fox News this morning to comment on President Obama's speech in Cairo:   More

From the House Republican Energy and Commerce Committee: U.S. Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Greg Walden, R-Ore., recently received a response to their April 21 letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu that confirms the lawmakers’ concern that there is no assurance that the carbon capture and sequestration technologies that the Wa [...]  More

by Rep. Jerry Lewis (CA) The Democrats’ irresponsible war funding “deal” on the Fiscal Year 2009 emergency war funding legislation will put international bailouts ahead of American troops. The final war funding conference report will allegedly include $5 billion in funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the purpose [...]  More

Originally posted on The Hill: by Rep. Paul Broun (GA) As Co-Chair of the Second Amendment Task Force, my biggest concerns with Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, relate to her unconstitutional rulings on gun rights.  She has consistently shown a comfort with ignoring the original understanding [...]  More

Rep. Roy Blunt (MO), chairman of the House Health Care Solutions Groups, released a statement following the President's Council of Economic Advisors report on health care costs: “Republicans and Democrats agree that reducing health care costs would help our economy and most importantly help American families.  But no report or headline [...]  More

From the office of House Leader John Boehner: New Poll Shows That 75 Percent of Americans Want to Keep Terrorists Out of Their Communities; Is the Administration Listening? The Administration has been dealt yet another sharp blow this morning as it scrambles for a clear plan for what to do with more than 200 of the world’s most dangerous te [...]  More

The latest from Conference Call: In an attempt to justify Democrats’ massive $1 trillion “stimulus,” the Administration “plays a little loose with the facts.” However, the reality is far different than the fiction the President is writing. Fiction:  When he signed the stimulus, President Obama said that the legi [...]  More

This blog was first posted on The Hill. by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (WI) ecently, 28 Members joined me in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, asking her to rescind the review of the current conscience protection regulation. Given President Obama’s commencement address last month [...]  More

Check out indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' in the latest Republican Weekly Address:   More

House Republican LeaderJohn Boehner released a statement today after General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection: "This agreement may buy some time, but does nothing to ensure GM’s success.  The only thing it makes clear is that the government is firmly in the business of running companies using taxpayer dollars.  Does anyone re [...]  More

The Washington News Observer recently interviewed Rep. Steve King (IA) on the Fairness Doctrine:   More