This morning, President Obama will urge Congress to take action on student loans. The House already acted to keep rates from doubling on July 1st by passing a solution that included key parts of what the President wanted in a student loan bill. What the President Asked for in a Student Loan Bill:  Long-Term FixDeficit NeutralMarket-Base [...]  More

Policy Feature Issue: Student Loan Debt As nearly 1.8 million students graduate from American colleges and universities this year, it should be a time for celebration and excitement.[1]  Yet, most students are now saddled with extraordinary debt and are entering one of the weakest recoveries in history.  For many, it is not inconceivabl [...]  More

Policy Feature Facts: Energy Policy under President Obama The President has touted an “all-of-the-above” Energy Policy, which promises to put the United States on the pathway to domestic energy independence, economic growth, and job creation.  But once again, the facts do not support the rhetoric. What You Really Need to Know:While [...]  More

Check out our new Spanish-language video "Energia Norteamericana" featuring Representatives Jeff Denham (CA-10). Trey Radel (FL-19), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), and David Valadao (CA-21). They talk about the importance of an all-American energy plan that would create jobs and unleash countless opportunities for the Hispanic community. Highlight [...]  More

Policy Feature Issue: Long-term Unemployment Three weeks ago, the April monthly jobs report indicated signs of improvement.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment rate decreased from 7.6 percent in March to 7.5 percent in April.[1]  However, as referenced in previous issues, the drop in the unemployment rate is deceivi [...]  More

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the first responders affected by the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma.  More

Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., delivers this week's address on the devastating effects of Obamacare. Labeled a "train wreck" by one of its authors, this legislation will raise health care insurance premiums, stifle medical innovation, and cost jobs across the country - not to mention the thousands of pages in new regulations, as shown by the "Red [...]  More

Congressman Andy Harris (R-MD) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, May 18. Here is a behind the scenes look at Rep. Harris delivering the address, accompanied by the Red Tape Tower, a massive stack of all the regulations and red tape in Obamacare. You can watch the address here tomorrow.    More

Policy Feature Issue: Women Under Obamacare Working Americans throughout the country continue to struggle through an anemic economic recovery.  Despite the President’s assertions, Obamacare will only intensify the economic strains they feel.  For women especially, the effect of Obamacare’s provisions will prevent them from rec [...]  More

Policy Feature Issue: Youth Under Obamacare Despite the President’s assertion that Obamacare would insure every American with quality, affordable health care, its implementation fails to meet these promises.  The law vastly increases the number of childless adults on Medicaid, lowers the quality of available care, and limits patient choi [...]  More

Policy Feature Issue: Employment-Population Ratio Two weeks ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that during the month of April 165,000 jobs were created and unemployment slightly decreased.[1]  Yet, as noted last week, these numbers are deceiving.  Not only does a stagnant Labor Force Participation Rate – currently at [...]  More

CHARGE: “You should know that once we have fully implemented, you’re going to be able to buy insurance through a pool so that you can get the same good rates as a group that if you’re an employee at a big company you can get right now — which means your premiums will go down.” (President Obama, speech in Cincinna [...]  More

This week, House Republicans will continue to focus on jobs and the economy and holding government accountable. To that end, the House will vote to repeal the ObamaCare train wreck. The president's health care law costs too much, kills American jobs, stifles innovation, and leaves millions of Americans uninsured.   More

Now the story of a dysfunctional Democratic majority that's costing American jobs, and the one president who had no choice but to make it worse. It's Arrested Economic Development.  More

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Today, President Obama held a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, in which he was asked about the recent IRS allegations and the September 11 Benghazi terrorist attack.  His responses reveal the Administration’s information gap – and leave us with more questions than answers. The President claims he l [...]  More

In this week's address, Congresswoman Martha Roby speaks about the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, which the House passed this week. This common-sense legislation modernizes outdated government regulations by giving hourly wage workers in the private sector the freedom to receive time off instead of cash wages for overtime work as they c [...]  More

Rep. Martha Roby will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, May 11. In it, she'll speak about the House's recent effort to help hardworking Americans better balance the demands of both work and family. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at Rep. Roby delivering the address, which you can watch here tomorrow.Photo by Bryant Avondogl [...]  More

Policy Feature Issue: Labor Force Participation Rate Last Friday, The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its April monthly jobs report revealing another drop in the unemployment rate, which should be good news.  But this number is deceiving.  One of the most important underreported measures of long-term economic growth in the Unite [...]  More

This week, the House will consider the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013. This common-sense legislation would give hourly wage workers in the private sector the freedom to receive time off instead of cash wages for overtime work as they choose.  House Republicans are committed to making life better for hardworking Americans, and that [...]  More

CHARGE: The Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1406) erodes the basic guarantees of the Fair Labor Standards Act: pay for overtime work and time off from work. (An Empty Promise: The Working Families Flexibility Act Would Give Workers Less Flexibility and Less Pay, National Partnership for Women and Families) RESPONSE: The Working Families Fle [...]  More

Meet Andy Brantley: President and CEO of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) and former Associate Vice President for Human Resources at the University of Georgia, he is committed to achieving work-life balance so employees can devote time to life issues that go “beyond the campus.” Rep. Mar [...]  More