The House passed the No Budget, No Pay Act today with bi-partisan support. The principle is simple: if the House or Senate fails to pass a budget, Members’ pay will be withheld. It's time for the Senate to act, but we need to keep the pressure on them by sharing information about this bill and the need for the Senate to pass their first b [...] More
Hardworking American families and small businesses have a budget, yet Senate Democrats have failed to pass a budget – the most basic responsibility of governing – for almost four years. That shameful record must end, this year. That's why the House passed No Budget, No Pay. House Republicans have passed a responsible budget in each of [...] More
House Republicans are committed to reining in Washington spending by holding the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate accountable for not passing a budget in nearly four years, despite being legally required to do so every year. That's why the House will vote tomorrow on legislation that requires Congress to pass a budget, or Members' pay will be withh [...] More
In this week's address, Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee James Lankford (R-OK) calls on the Democratic-controlled Senate to join us in reining in wasteful spending and passing a budget. The Senate has gone 1,361 days without passing a budget, despite being legally required to do so each year. The president's last budget received z [...] More
Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee James Lankford (R-OK) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, January 19. Here's a behind the scenes look at Rep. Lankford delivering the address in Williamsburg, VA, after meeting with House Republicans. You can watch the address here tomorrow. More
POLITICO Playbook January 11, 2013 THE JUICE – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of eastern Washington, new chair of the House Republican Conference (#4 in House GOP), is the highest-ranking woman in Congress. The fifth-termer sat down with Playbook in her Conference office in Cannon: “Coming out of the 2012 election, there's a renewed focus [...] More
Today marks 1,350 days since the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate passed a budget. The Republican-led House of Representatives has passed two budgets in that time, keeping our commitment to the American people to reign in Washington's wasteful spending and preserve the futures of our children and grandchildren. Spending is the problem, and Senate D [...] More
Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) delivered this week's address, discussing the House's recent action to permanently extend current tax rates for 98% of Americans. It's now House Republicans' focus in the 113th Congress to cut out-of-control spending to reduce our crippling debt, and reform our tax code. More
Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, January 5. Here's a sneak peek of Rep. Camp delivering the address, in which he's expected to discuss last week's House-passed legislation to extend current tax rates for 98% of Americans, and moving forward with meaning [...] More