Policy Feature Issue: Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Background Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) are privately-held financial services corporations created by Congress to reduce the cost of capital, reduce the risk to capital suppliers, and increase the flow of credit to specific portions of the economy.  GSEs were created in o [...]  More

House Republicans remain committed to growing our economy and helping hardworking Americans, but we've met with nothing but obstruction from President Obama and his Democrat-run Senate. We've passed a bill to keep student loan rates from doubling at the end of this week, and the President and the Senate continue to play political games. We support [...]  More

Background The Submerged Lands Act of 1953 grants states title to all “lands beneath navigable waters” within their states’ boundaries and whose, “subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control”.[1]  Generally speaking, state jurisdiction extends three geographic [...]  More

Policy Feature Issue: Off-Shore DrillingThough the President continues to take credit for the domestic energy boom which has occurred during his tenure, much of the increase has come from increased production on private lands.  In fact, it is the President’s policies that are responsible for a decline in production on federal lands.  [...]  More

With student loan interest rates set to double on July 1st, due to Democrats’ inaction, House Republicans are reaching out to students from across the country to hear from them. Please see the schedule below and check back for embedded video to watch live: June 26th at 11:30 AM ET with Reps. Virginia Foxx and Jackie Wolorski   Ju [...]  More

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In this week's address, Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee John Kline (R-MN) discusses House Republicans' fix to student loan interest rates. The Smarter Solutions for Students Act will prevent some rates from doubling on July 1 and will strengthen federal student loan programs. The Democratic-controlled Senate and Presiden [...]  More

Chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee John Kline (R-MN) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, June 22. Here's a sneak peek of Chairman Kline delivering the address, in which he's expected to discuss House Republicans' fix to student loan interest rates with a long-term solution. You can watch the addr [...]  More

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An educated workforce is crucial to jump-starting our economy and creating more jobs. Unfortunately, too many students and recent graduates in this country are tied down by cumbersome student loan debt. The House has acted to keep student loan rates from doubling on July 1, but unfortunately our bill is still stuck in the Democrat-controlled Senat [...]  More

Creating jobs and growing our economy are the top priorities of the American people, and they are the top priorities for House Republicans as well. We have a plan to create more jobs and secure the future for all Americans by expanding opportunity, not expanding government.  More

Last week, House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) hosted a Vietnamese American Meetup at the United States Capitol. The event included over 800 Vietnamese American community leaders from across the country for an open discussion with House Republicans. Watch our [...]  More

Policy Feature Issue: May Jobs ReportLast Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its May monthly jobs report.  Though nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in May, the unemployment rate slightly increased from 7.5% in April to 7.6% in May.[1]  While an overall increase in employment is a good sign, the May jobs re [...]  More

In this week's address, Congressman Luke Messer (R-IN) discusses House Republicans' recent action to address the rising cost of student loans and keep rates from doubling on July 1. The House passed a long-term fix to student debt with market-based interest rates and protections for the most vulnerable young Americans. President Obama has already [...]  More

Congressman Luke Messer (R-IN) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, June 8. Here's a behind the scenes look at Rep. Messer delivering the address, in which he's expected to discuss House Republicans' recent action to prevent student loan rates from doubling on July 1. It's time for the President and Senate Democrats to jo [...]  More

Policy Feature Issue: Global Intellectual Property Theft The current state of the global economy is tenuous.  Global economic growth in industrially developed countries is stagnant, with high unemployment pervasive particularly among youth.  Global intellectual property theft is fast becoming a silent destroyer of economic growth and a [...]  More

House Republicans have a plan to create more jobs and secure the future for hardworking taxpayers.  The American people deserve controlled Washington spending, less regulation, a simpler tax code, and a government held accountable to its citizens.   More