Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) delivers the Weekly Republican Address, honoring the men and women in our Armed Forces and wishing all a happy and safe holiday season.   More

The U.S. Senate remains on vacation, refusing to join House Republicans in negotiating a 1-year payroll tax relief extension. The Senate's 2-month extension threatens jobs and doesn't provide the certainty necessary to grow our economy. We're here, and we're still waiting to work with the Senate on a real solution.   More

House Republican conferees met with Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor this morning, ready and waiting for Harry Reid to appoint Senate Democrat conferees so we can discuss payroll tax extension plans. The Senate's 2-month extension simply won't work. House Republicans are at the table and waiting to discuss a REAL solution for t [...]  More

Catch a FOX News interview with Rep. Kevin Brady, one of the House GOP conferees working for a full year extension of payroll tax relief as the Senate remains on vacation.   More

(Via Speaker John Boehner) At a press conference following today's House vote on Senate Democrats' short-term payroll tax cut bill, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) reiterated that a two-month extension is unworkable, and will only add to the uncertainty hampering small business job creators.   More

Last night, Speaker Boehner unveiled an updated (and more accurate) version of the White House “countdown clock” urging Senate Democrats to take immediate action on the House-passed Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act. Click “embed” to put the widget on your website:  More

Today, the House passed the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act to help our nation's small businesses create jobs. It's time for the Democrat-controlled Senate to work with us and help Americans get back to work.   More

Today, the House will vote on the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act to spur job creation among our nation's small businesses and aim to fix the broken Obama Economy.   More

Today, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz made the outrageous claim on "Fox and Friends" that the unemployment rate has not gone up since President Obama took office. The facts are this: when the president took office, unemployment stood at 7.8%. It rose to 10.1% in April 2009, and now stands at 8.6%. The number of unemployed eclipsed 1 [...]  More

In the Weekly Republican Address, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) touts the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act, legislation the House will vote on next week that will help to create thousands of new American jobs while helping families struggling with the consequences of President Obama's failed economic policies. This jobs bill (H.R [...]  More

The Obama Economy cannot recover without job creation from small businesses. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed 27 bipartisan jobs bills that still await action from the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate. It's time for Senate Democrats to stop procrastinating and join House Republicans to get America back to work.   More

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The House of Representatives is passing two more jobs bills this week to add to the 25 still stuck in the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate. The REINS Act, introduced by Rep. Geoff Davis, will force congress to vote on any new government regulations with impacts of $100 million or more. House Republicans are committed to fostering an environment f [...]  More

Today marks the 34th consecutive month of national unemployment above 8 percent. We have passed more than 20 jobs bills, and they are sitting idle in the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate. We can't wait, and neither can the American people. It's time to get our country back to work.   More