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GOP leaders met this morning with President Obama for the first bipartisan meeting since Republicans reclaimed the majority in the House. In light of the meeting, the top two Republicans -- Speaker-elect John Boehner and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell penned a joint op/ed in the Washington Post. Read an excerpt below: When congressional [...]  More

Rep. Mike Pence (IN) spoke today at the Detroit Economic Club on the state of the economy, making headlines from the AP to National Journal and more. The speech, entitled, "Restoring American Exceptionalism: A Vision for Economic Growth and Prosperity," covered an agenda of five issues including sound monetary policy, tax relief and reform, access [...]  More

There weren't many GOP freshman in 2008 so Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT) was one of the only ones who gained attention for camping out in his office. In fact, he created a personalized video series called "Cotside Chats" to go along with his routine. In 2010, a lot more GOP freshmen are taking after Chaffetz -- planning to save money by sleeping in the [...]  More

President Obama has proposed a two-year freeze on the pay of federal workers, to show he is attempting to rein in the deficit. But this was an idea Republicans had months ago. Politico reports: Washington Democrats have antagonized House Minority Whip Eric Cantor with the nickname "Dr. No." But the White House may have to amend that to "Dr. Know" [...]  More

Rep.-Elect Austin Scott (R-GA) shares his thoughts on the Thanksgiving holiday. Last week, the incoming members of the House Republican Conference elected Rep.-Elect Scott to serve as their president. In the address, Rep.-Elect Scott introduces the freshman class, calling it a "new breed of leaders for a new majority and a new Congress." He al [...]  More

Rep. Mike Pence (IN) visited Afghanistan over the weekend and wrote a lengthy blog post about his visit, including a round of photographs. Here is an excerpt from Day 1 of his journey:We departed Dubai Airport at 4 a.m. and, after almost five hours in the cargo hold of an Air Force C-130, we touched down in Kabul, Afghanistan. Kabul is a dusty ci [...]  More

A new report reveals that Republicans, once again, dominate the Twitter machine. This particular list was measured by influence -- not number of followers, as is the traditional measure of Twitter use. The study used an "influence algorithm" to reach their conclusion. Though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came in first, she was followed by Reps. Paul [...]  More

The House Republican policy shop has the rundown on what happened this week with the case of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani -- Al Qaeda terrorist who participated in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. After being convicted of only 1 of charge of conspiracy, 284 others were acquitted. The following paper discusses the problem with tryin [...]  More

The House Republican leadership today held their first press conference after leadership elections yesterday.   More

Following in the foosteps of their Senate counterparts, House Republicans unaimously adopted an earmark ban for the 112th Congress. Representative-elect Sean Duffy (WI) offered the ban, which was praised by GOP leadership. Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ), who has been arguably most vocal House Republcan speaking out against earmarks in years passed, was espe [...]  More

Freshmen-elect Kristi Noem (SD) and Tim Scott (SC) were tapped for House leadership positions yesterday. The Washington Post reports: Noem and Scott will serve as the freshman class liaisons to the House leadership. Both rising stars had announced bids for the position over the past few days and were considered the two most likely to win the sp [...]  More

Welcome our new leadership: Rep. John Boehner (OH), the former GOP House Minority Leader, was elected to be the next Speaker of the House. Rep. Eric Cantor (VA), the former House Minority Whip, was elected to the post of House Majority Leader. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA) was elected to the post of House Majority Whip. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX) was ele [...]  More

Though social issues have not recently been at the forefront of either Party's agenda, Rep. Sue Myrick (NC) wrote an blog post today in the Hill reminding readers that protecting the sanctity of life is important as we move ahead into 2011. Read an excerpt of her post here: Human life is precious and often taken for granted in today’s societ [...]  More

Rep. Hal Rogers (KY) published a blog post today in The Hill. Please read an excerpt of "An Oversight Agenda": On the cusp of the 112th Congress, out-of-control spending isn’t the sole difficulty facing Washington today. Don’t get me wrong -- $1.3 trillion in annual deficits and the growing $13 trillion national debt are enormous probl [...]  More

The Washington Post reported on yesterday's press conference with Rep. Mike Pence (IN) and Sen. Bob Corker (TN). Read an excerpt here: Two influential Republican lawmakers called Tuesday for a fundamental remaking of the Federal Reserve's mission, arguing that the central bank should stop trying to reduce unemployment and instead focus solely on k [...]  More

The New York Times reports that 33 of the incoming Republican Members of Congress are small-business owners, two of them women. The piece has a short rundown of each with details. Here is an excerpt to get you started: David Schweikert, Arizona’s 5th District: manages and co-owns a real estate investment and management company that employs s [...]  More

Army Sgt. Salvatore Giunta will be presented the Medal of Honor today in a ceremony at 2 p.m. EST. Guinta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. Politics Daily has a great write-up of the details behind Guinta's brave service: Three years ago and 7,000 miles away, on a cold, rocky mountainside in Afghanistan, Sal Giunt [...]  More

The House Republican Conference policy team has come up with a document to fill you in on QE2 and what it means for America now. According the the document, "On November 3, 2010, the Federal Reserve announced a second round of quantitative easing (or “QE2”) through which the Fed will purchase $600 billion of U.S. Treasury securities. [...]  More

Rep. Fred Upton (MI), the ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, published a joint piece in Politico today discussing the need to stop out of control spending. As the GOP moves ahead in it's agenda, this topic will gain more and more attention. See an excerpt here: The federal budget deficits report [...]  More

In the Weekly Republican Address, Majority Transition Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) discusses the transition effort and Republicans' plans to go to work right away on the people's priorities: creating jobs, cutting spending, and reforming Congress. These priorities are embodied in the Pledge to America -- a governing agenda built by listening to the [...]  More

House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner, the presumptive next speaker of House, and Rep. Greg Walden held a news conference to discuss the GOP Transition Team priorities. The video is not currently available to embed so please watch it here.   More

From the House GOP Office of Majority Transition: Majority Transition Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) joined Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today at a media availability to discuss the transition effort and Republicans’ plans to get to work right away addressing the priorities of the American people: creating jobs, cutting spending, and [...]  More

Like many Americans, House Republicans are honoring Veterans Day this week. Rep. Phil Roe (TN) published a tribute column in the Daily Caller today. See the following excerpt: On November 11th, our nation will observe Veterans Day. On this day, let us recall its historical significance and focus our attention on the important purpose of Veterans [...]  More

Wondering who all those new GOP Members of Congress are? There are a lot of new names and faces but the House Republican Conference is here to help. Check out our newly released 112th Congressional Transition Member Facebook here. You'll meet Freshman Members like Sean Duffy (Wi), Michael Grimm (NY) and Jaime Herrera (WA) -- among many others who [...]  More

From the House GOP Office of Majority Transition: As Republicans prepare for a new majority in the House of Representatives, Transition Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced the members of a transition team who will help ensure the House is ready to act right away on the priorities of the American people in January. Members of this team will [...]  More

In case you missed it, House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence spoke out last week on the Federal Reserve decision to embark on a second round of quantitative easing. Here is that statement: Today, the Federal Reserve has entered uncharted territory.  Diluting the value of the dollar by continually increasing the supply of money po [...]  More

From the House GOP Office of Majority Transition: With the transition to a new majority in the House of Representatives, Republicans are continuing to honor a commitment to listen to the voices of the American people.  Building upon the successful America Speaking Out and YouCut efforts, Transition Chairman Greg Walden has launched a new web [...]  More

In a segment that first aired last night, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer takes a look at how House Republican Leader John Boehner’s (R-OH) modest, working-class upbringing in Reading, OH and experience running a small business helped shape his role as a dedicated reformer and passionate advocate for smaller, more accountable governmen [...]  More

Rep. Peter Roskam (IL) published a blog post in The Hill today. He writes about the next years and some of the initiatives House Republicans might want to start focusing on: I served for four years with Barack Obama in the Illinois Senate. We had many debates, but were also able to work together on substantive issues. We came from different part [...]  More