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FEBRUARY 11, 2009
February 11, 2009
Democrat Dithering on the U.S.—Korea FTA
On November 18, 2009, President Obama arrived in South Korea, the final stop on his Asia trip. Although free...
February 11, 2009
Will $210 Billion in New Deficit Spending Kill American Jobs?
"It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls on President to Embrace Immediate Tax Relief to Create Jobs Without Further Delay
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today after President Obama announced...
February 11, 2009
Stimulus Jobs--Deceptive Reports & Disputed Facts
"If we see money being misspent, we're going to put a stop to it, and we will call it...
February 11, 2009
While Democrats Ignore Unemployment, Americas Pay the Price
"Our team is working with members of Congress every day on this issue (health care), and it is my...
February 11, 2009
What are Democrats Doing about Job Loss? Making it Worse.
Today, the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent, the highest level in 26 years. Rather than working with Republicans...
February 11, 2009
Pence Statement on Latest Unemployment Numbers
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence has a lot to say about the unemployment numbers released this morning: The...
February 11, 2009
Pence Statement on Latest Unemployment Numbers
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement today after...
February 11, 2009
The Debt Limit and the Troops
According to press reports, Democrats are planning to attach legislation to increase the national debt ceiling to the Fiscal...
February 11, 2009
State Unemployment Figures Confirm Regrettable Truths
Eight months ago the President signed a $787 billion "stimulus" bill that had been rammed through the House without...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls for Transparency in Health Care Debate and Real Help to Small Businesses
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following remarks regarding the...
February 11, 2009
Democrats, Deficits and Debt By the Numbers
"The cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the federal budget. This rising...
February 11, 2009
“Stimulus” Recipients and the White House Spin
Today, the White House announced the first "hard" evidence of their effort to account for jobs created by the...
February 11, 2009
October 14, 2009 Republican Leadership Press Conference
Republican Leadership Press Conference October 14, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric...
February 11, 2009
Pence Disputes President’s Claim of Health Care Consensus
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today on the floor of...
February 11, 2009
The Reformed CFPA-New Paint, Same Old Clunker
"There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As...
February 11, 2009
Pence: “Senate Energy Bill Just Another Jobs-Killing National Energy Tax”
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference and the American Energy Solutions Group,...
February 11, 2009
House Democrats' Health "Reform" Will Harm American Economy
Even as unemployment approaches 10 percent nationwide, a recent Heritage Foundation analysis found that House Democrats' government takeover of...
February 11, 2009
Trade Protectionism at the Worst Economic Time
"What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great...
February 11, 2009
CBS News: Obama Admin: Cap and Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year
Posted by Declan McCullagh September 15, 2009 9:03 PM The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap...
February 11, 2009
Wall Street Journal Editorial: The Quietest Trillion
Congratulations. You're about to own $100 billion a year in student loans. The furor over President Obama's trillion-dollar...
February 11, 2009
Pence Says President’s Regulatory Reform Plan "Protects the Status-Quo"
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on...
February 11, 2009
House Democrat Health "Reform" Legislation: Short Summary of the Government Takeover of Health Care
BACKGROUND On July 14, 2009, the Chairmen of the three House Committees with jurisdiction over health care...
February 11, 2009
Democrats’ Government Takeover Will Raise Medicare Premiums By 20%
"I'm appalled by the deal the White House has made with the pharmaceutical industry's lobbying arm to buy...
February 11, 2009
Barack Obama and “Big Pharma:” Hypocrisy You Can Believe in
“I’m appalled by the deal the White House has made with the pharmaceutical industry’s lobbying arm to buy...
February 11, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses Health Care on ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos
To view this clip, click here. Excerpts below: "Republicans are ready to work for comprehensive health...
February 11, 2009
Pence: Unemployment Report Shows Administration’s Economic Policies Are Not Working
"The American people know that true economic recovery starts with fiscal discipline in Washington, and tax relief for working...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls on President Obama to Start Over on Health Care
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following remarks on the...
February 11, 2009
OMB and CBO Re-Estimates by the Numbers
On August 25, 2009, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) each...
February 11, 2009
Pence: Budget Numbers Warn of Fiscal Train Wreck
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today after...
February 11, 2009
Pence on Six Month Anniversary of Stimulus Signing: “the Results Are In: the Stimulus Isn’t Working”
WASHINGTON, DC-U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the six...
February 11, 2009
July 28, 2009 Republican Leadership Stakeout
Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence...
February 11, 2009
Pence Statement on PAYGO
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the...
February 11, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses Jobs and Democrat Health Care Bill on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
To view this clip, click here. Transcript below: [Clip of Hoyer on the House floor] ...
February 11, 2009
Has the President Really "Rescued the Economy?"
President's Economic Fiction White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel: "Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff,...
February 11, 2009
Pence Challenges Government Takeover of Health Care During Economic Recession
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the...
February 11, 2009
State Unemployment Numbers Rise as “stimulus” Fails
"Now most of the money that we're investing as part of this plan will get out the door immediately...
February 11, 2009
New Video: Obama Vs. Obama on the Stimulus
Washington, DC - The House Republican Conference unveiled the following video today on MSNBC's Morning Joe. As reports continue...
February 11, 2009
Obama Administration Insists That the Economy Is Going Through A “Healthy Adjustment” as Unemployment Reaches 26-year High of 9.5%
What the economy "is going through is a very necessary and healthy adjustment as [Americans] go back to living within...
February 11, 2009
House Republican Conference Releases New Web Video on Jobs
Washington, DC - The House Republican Conference unveiled the following hard-hitting jobs video on Hannity last night. In the...
February 11, 2009
Pence: The Stimulus "Has Not Done It's Job"
"The American people are starting to get wise to the Democrat plan here. They understand the Democrat agenda is...
February 11, 2009
Pence Statement on Unemployment Numbers
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement to today's...
February 11, 2009
GOP Talkers on Democrats' Runaway Spending
This is not about process; this is about runaway federal spending.Here are the facts on spending from this...
February 11, 2009
House Republican Leaders Propose $375 Billion in Common-Sense Taxpayer Savings
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), on behalf of House...
February 11, 2009
WSJ: Martin Feldstein - Tax Increases Could Kill the Recovery
By MARTIN FELDSTEIN The barrage of tax increases proposed in President Barack Obama's budget could, if enacted by Congress,...
February 11, 2009
Washington Post: Despite Stimulus Funds, States to Cut More Jobs
Budget Shortfalls Prompt Mass Layoffs By Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Eleven weeks...
February 11, 2009
Associated Press: Stimulus Watch: Road Money Skips Over Needy Areas
"The AP findings suggest the White House raised expectations too high for the transportation spending, said a spokesman for...
February 11, 2009
USA Today: Obama's Pattern on Federal Spending Not Flattering
When it comes to federal spending, there's a pattern emerging with President Obama, and it's not a...
February 11, 2009
NY Times: White House Forecasts No Job Growth Until 2010
President Obama's chief economics forecaster said on Sunday that the country was not likely to see positive...
February 11, 2009
CQ: Small Program Cuts, Big Headaches
"Color us not particularly impressed with the record of the president for fiscal discipline to date, but hope springs...
February 11, 2009
Leader Boehner Addresses the Issues on Fox News (video)
House Republican Leader John Boehner appeared on Fox News to speak on how House Republicans will cut government waste...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls Democrats’ Budget More Debt and Taxes
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in...
February 11, 2009
McCarthy and And Scalise on Why Cap and Tax Is Wrong
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA) and Rep. Steve Scalise (LA) spoke with bloggers today about the cap and tax energy...
February 11, 2009
The Washington Post: Small Businesses Brace for Tax Battle
Gail Johnson doesn't think of herself as wealthy. The former pediatric nurse has spent 20 years building a chain...
February 11, 2009
Pence Op-ed in Muncie Star Press: on Debt Day, With Regret
Today, April 26, is Debt Day for this fiscal year. That is, today is the day the federal government's...
February 11, 2009
Happy Debt Day: Government to 'run Out' of Cash Sunday, Earliest Ever
"Debt Day," marking the point in the fiscal year when government spending exceeds revenue, falls this Sunday. That's the...
February 11, 2009
Editorials Highlight President’s Fiscal Irresponsibility
Washington Post: "President Obama is requiring government agencies to find $100 million in savings. Next year's budget deficit will...
February 11, 2009
Cap and Trade Will Cost American Families
*This post originally published on Townhall.com by Rep. Steve Scalise (LA) President Obama is proposing a “cap and trade”...
February 11, 2009
The President’s Budget Is Not What’s Best for America
by Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) Last week’s Tea Parties were a powerful message to Washington in protest to the...
February 11, 2009
Boehner Talks With George Stephanopoulos
House Leader John Boehner appeared yesterday on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, saying legislators should beware of "trillion dollar...
February 11, 2009
Pence Statement on Tax Day
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today regarding...
February 11, 2009
When Is Enough Spending Going to Be Enough
Guest post by Rep. Ed Royce (CA) The Democrat Leadership’s 2010 budget calls for an unprecedented $3.5 trillion in...
February 11, 2009
Democrats’ Budget Hypocrisy
That was then For years, House Democrats criticized the Bush White House for proposing a five-year budget: Then-Ranking Member John...
February 11, 2009
Democrats’ Budget Hypocrisy
That was then... Democrats criticized a budget that “excluded” a permanent fix for the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)… House...
February 11, 2009
Republicans Stand Together on the Budget
It was a special day for Republicans on Capitol Hill, as House and Senate leaders gathered for a...
February 11, 2009
Pence on Sean Hannity Radio Show
Click here to listen to the audio. Below is an excerpt from the interview: PENCE: "The Republican proposal...
February 11, 2009
The GOP Alternative
Fiscal Policy: President Obama claims that Republicans "don't offer an alternative budget." In fact, they do, and it costs...
February 11, 2009
The Road to Recovery Begins Here
House Republicans today released the "Republican Road to Recovery," an 18-page booklet specificying the steps they will take to...
February 11, 2009
Pence: Republicans Have A Better Solution on the Budget
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on...
February 11, 2009
Distortions From Last Night
House Leader John Boehner's office was quick to break down President Obama's address to the nation last night. After...
February 11, 2009
USA Today: Opposing View: Stop Using Taxpayers' Money
By Rep. Jeb Hensarling I hope Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's plan to rescue America's largest financial institutions works....
February 11, 2009
Budget Myths: $2.3 Trillion Off
House Whip Eric Cantor's office has done a great job compiling facts for Republicans to lean on as America's...
February 11, 2009
7 Questions on the Budget for President Obama
The White House predicts 7.9% unemployment in 2010. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicts 9.2% unemployment in 2010. Where are...
February 11, 2009
Get Rid of Ineffective Education Programs With Howard "Buck" McKeon
After a Democrat Administration passed an omnibus bill with language to eliminate a vital school choice program, swiping vouchers...
February 11, 2009
Rep. Ryan Teams Up With Cato
Rep. Paul Ryan (WI), the ranking Member on the Budget Committee, has been hard at work drafting Republican budget...
February 11, 2009
Republicans' Budget Alternative
House Republicans want you to know there is a better way and we've got an alternative plan that is...
February 11, 2009
Jeff Flake: Uncensored
Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ) gets a few words in at the American Spectator this morning, offering insight from the...
February 11, 2009
Your Members on the Move
Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) has been stirring the pot lately, with her explosive House floor ventures and determined messages...
February 11, 2009
Dreamy Eyed Democrats: Greatest Hits
Video is powerful. Most people don't sit around watching C-SPAN2 all day but guess what? Everything that happens on...
February 11, 2009
Pence: "Americans Have a Right to Know Who Changed the Language"
House Republican Chairman Mike Pence appeared on MSNBC today to comment on AIG bonuses and question the provision that...
February 11, 2009
Democrats’ False Hope for Change
As Republicans fought to protect taxpayers from $350 billion in additional Wall Street bailouts, Democrats assured the American people...
February 11, 2009
AIG: An Outrage
House Republicans are outraged. They are outraged about bailouts. They are outraged about massive overspending. They are outraged about...
February 11, 2009
"Stimulus" Fails to Deliver the Relief the President Promised
THAT WAS THEN: On February 12, President Obama visited employees at an Illinois Caterpillar plant and said, "when they...
February 11, 2009
Pence Statement on AIG
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement at a...
February 11, 2009
A False Sense of Confidence
It was JUST TWO WEEKS AGO that the Administration said it was "confident" it knew how AIG was spending...
February 11, 2009
Republican Principles for Economic Recovery
PROTECTING JOBS AND LOWERING TAXES Instead of raising taxes on all Americans in the midst of a recession, Republicans...
February 11, 2009
St. Petersburg Times: GOP's unified "no" strategy against Obama's spending
WASHINGTON - When it comes to President Obama and the Democrats these days, you couldn't knock Republican leaders of...
February 11, 2009
The Facts Are On Our Side
Republicans have a few big things on their side when it comes to the economy: the facts. These include...
February 11, 2009
Pence: President and Congressional Democrats on "Unprecedented Spending Binge"
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the...
February 11, 2009
Obama vs. Obama - Spending
President Obama once criticized out-of-control spending and “enormous deficits” but... President Obama once criticized an “orgy of spending and...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls on President to Veto Democrats’ Omnibus Bill
Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls Card Check Pathway to Workplace Intimidation
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement in...
February 11, 2009
GOP Member Activity Update: Taking Our Case to the American People
Republicans in the News: Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on FOX Business Happy Hour to discuss the "cramdown" housing bill....
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls for Spending Freeze
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today on...
February 11, 2009
Obama vs. Obama - Earmarks
President Obama says he supports slashing earmarks and making all spending decisions open to the public… President Obama Pledges...
February 11, 2009
Talking Points on the Budget
The American people are hurting. Congress was right to take action to get this economy moving, but higher taxes...
February 11, 2009
Obama vs. Obama - Taxes
President Obama promises that taxpayers making less than $250,000 would not have their taxes "increased a single dime." President Barack...
February 11, 2009
The President’s "Radical Agenda"
"We have an agenda in this country now that I would regard as being a radical agenda. I think...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls On President Obama To Veto Bloated Spending Bill
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today after...
February 11, 2009
CNN: Dem Blasts Obama's Budget
(CNN) - Mississippi Democratic Rep. Gene Taylor blasted the budget outline President Obama submitted to Capitol Hill today, saying...
February 11, 2009
Pence: “Administration’s Budget is Prescription for Economic Decline”
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement in...
February 11, 2009
OP-ED: Hold Your Nose For Tarp II
President Obama's address to Congress on Tuesday night foreshadowed the next development in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)...
February 11, 2009
OP-ED: Letting Judges Rewrite Loans Is Toxic Itself
"At first blush it seems somewhat strange that the Bankruptcy Code should provide less protection to an individual's interest...
February 11, 2009
Budget Talking Points
The American people are hurting, and Republicans want to work with the President to get the American people...
February 11, 2009
Pence Renews No Earmark Policy
WASHINGTON, DC - With consideration of the Democrats' omnibus spending bill set for tomorrow, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence released...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls For Spending Freeze: "Enough is Enough"
“Let's do what every American family, what every small business is doing - let's freeze federal spending immediately and...
February 11, 2009
Republicans Call For Spending Freeze Now!
American families and small businesses are making sacrifices and cutting expenses. Whether through tightening family budgets, or cutting expenses...
February 11, 2009
Blunt: Freeze Federal Spending -- Now
Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt, a Republican and U.S. Senate candidate from southwest Missouri, today responded to President Obama's call...
February 11, 2009
Analysis: Stimulus Won't Jump-start Economy
WASHINGTON -- No, the big stimulus plan won't "save or create 3.5 million jobs," as the president and congressional...
February 11, 2009
CBO Predicts Lower GDP In A Decade
"The Congressional Budget Office says President Obama's giant economic recovery bill will actually hurt Americans' paychecks in the long...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls For Democrats To Show Americans the Stimulus'
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls Democrat “Deal” On Stimulus “Long Wish List Of Big Government Spending That Won’t Put Americans Back To Work”
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in response to reports...
February 11, 2009
Washington Post Criticizes Obama's "Straw Man" Tactics
By Michael D. Shear and Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, February 11, 2009; A06 FORT...
February 11, 2009
Talking Points On Pelosi-Reid Backroom Deal
House Republicans know we are in a serious recession. The American people are hurting and Republicans know Congress must act...
February 11, 2009
Pence Challenges House Democrats On "Do Nothing" Charge
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, responded to charges from House Democrats...
February 11, 2009
"Worn Idea" the American People Are Tired of is "Runaway Federal Spending"
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, chairman of the House Republican Conference, appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press"...
February 11, 2009
Pence Urges Senate Colleagues To Reject Democrat Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in...
February 11, 2009
WSJ: What Is Congress Stimulating?
Contrary to conventional Beltway wisdom, the House Republicans' zero votes for the Obama presidency's stimulus "package" is looking like...
February 11, 2009
Stimulus Talking Points
- Our nation is in a recession and millions of Americans are hurting. - Congress and the...
February 11, 2009
What They're Saying: Republicans Have A "Legitimate" Objection To Democrat "Stimulus" Plan
"... the economic measures racing through Congress would devote tens of billions of dollars to causes that have little to...
February 11, 2009
Pence: “More Big Government Spending On A Liberal Wish List Of Programs Won't Cure What Ails the American Economy”
Note: To view the speech, click here WASHINGTON, DC -- Following are the remarks delivered by Congressman Pence,...
February 11, 2009
GOP Challenges House Democrats To Release Omnibus Details
House Republican leaders on Tuesday called for public release of the proposed omnibus legislation that would encompass the nine...
February 11, 2009
Purely Partisan Bill Will Burden Generations With Unsustainable Debt Despite Bipartisan Opposition
Today the House passed H.R. 1 [digest | votes], the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." The...
February 11, 2009
Pence Denounces Democrat Stimulus Bill:
WASHINGTON – In response to the filing of the Democrat version of a stimulus bill, Congressman Mike Pence, chairman...
February 11, 2009
Stimulus Talking Points
The American people are hurting and our economy is in a recession. Congress is right to take action to stimulate...
February 11, 2009
Boehner Statement on House Republicans’ Economic Recovery Proposals
House GOP Leader: “Our proposals are rooted in the belief that fast-acting tax relief, rather than slow-moving and wasteful government...
February 11, 2009
Boarding Pass
TALKERS ON THE STIMULUS The American people are hurting and our economy is in a recession. Congress is right to take action...
February 11, 2009
Pence Lauds RSC Economic Stimulus Bill
Today, the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) unveiled its economic stimulus bill, the Economic Recovery and Middle-Class Relief Act....
February 11, 2009
Editorials Oppose TARP Expansion
Investor's Business Daily Editorial: "Show Us The Money" Excerpts: "One of the key principles of those who want to shrink...
February 11, 2009
Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) Talking Points
We are in a recession, and the American people are hurting. House Republicans are on the side of the...
February 11, 2009
Pence: House Republicans will be on the Side of the American Taxpayer
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, gave the following speech on the floor of the...
February 11, 2009
Newspapers Nationwide Echo House Republicans’ Call For Sweeping Tax Cuts And Fiscal Restraint To Stimulate Economy
"[The Democrats' stimulus bill] doesn't include substantial tax cuts for American families, and it doesn't include necessary tax relief for...
February 11, 2009
Pence Statement on Latest Unemployment Numbers
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence has a lot to say about the unemployment numbers released this morning: The...
February 11, 2009
Pence Disputes President’s Claim of Health Care Consensus
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today on the floor of...
February 11, 2009
Rep. Mike Pence On FOX News Sunday
Congressman Mike Pence: “The focus right now for the American people is on the role...
February 11, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses Jobs and Democrat Health Care Bill on MSNBC’s Morning Joe
To view this clip, click here. Transcript below: [Clip of Hoyer on the House floor] ...
February 11, 2009
Has the President Really "Rescued the Economy?"
President's Economic Fiction White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel: "Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff,...
February 11, 2009
Pence Challenges Government Takeover of Health Care During Economic Recession
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the...
February 11, 2009
State Unemployment Numbers Rise as “stimulus” Fails
"Now most of the money that we're investing as part of this plan will get out the door immediately...
February 11, 2009
New Video: Obama Vs. Obama on the Stimulus
Washington, DC - The House Republican Conference unveiled the following video today on MSNBC's Morning Joe. As reports continue...
February 11, 2009
Obama Administration Insists That the Economy Is Going Through A “Healthy Adjustment” as Unemployment Reaches 26-year High of 9.5%
What the economy "is going through is a very necessary and healthy adjustment as [Americans] go back to living within...
February 11, 2009
House Republican Conference Releases New Web Video on Jobs
Washington, DC - The House Republican Conference unveiled the following hard-hitting jobs video on Hannity last night. In the...
February 11, 2009
Pence: The Stimulus "Has Not Done It's Job"
"The American people are starting to get wise to the Democrat plan here. They understand the Democrat agenda is...
February 11, 2009
Pence Statement on Administration's PAYGO Announcement Today
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the...
February 11, 2009
Fiction vs. Reality – President’s Fuzzy Stimulus Math
The latest from Conference Call: In an attempt to justify Democrats’ massive $1 trillion “stimulus,” the Administration “plays...
February 11, 2009
Obama's Fuzzy Stimulus Math
"In these last few months, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs."...
February 11, 2009
Washington Post: FAA Approves Plan to Give Stimulus Funds to Airport Named After Murtha
By Carol D. Leonnig Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:58 PM The Federal Aviation Administration, after reviewing concerns about...
February 11, 2009
Washington Post: Despite Stimulus Funds, States to Cut More Jobs
Budget Shortfalls Prompt Mass Layoffs By Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Eleven weeks...
February 11, 2009
Associated Press: Stimulus Watch: Road Money Skips Over Needy Areas
"The AP findings suggest the White House raised expectations too high for the transportation spending, said a spokesman for...
February 11, 2009
USA Today: Obama's Pattern on Federal Spending Not Flattering
When it comes to federal spending, there's a pattern emerging with President Obama, and it's not a...
February 11, 2009
NY Times: White House Forecasts No Job Growth Until 2010
President Obama's chief economics forecaster said on Sunday that the country was not likely to see positive...
February 11, 2009
Why Oversight Is Needed
by Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN) Yesterday, a report was issued by the special inspector overseeing the Troubled Asset Relief...
February 11, 2009
The President’s Budget Is Not What’s Best for America
by Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) Last week’s Tea Parties were a powerful message to Washington in protest to the...
February 11, 2009
Boehner Talks With George Stephanopoulos
House Leader John Boehner appeared yesterday on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, saying legislators should beware of "trillion dollar...
February 11, 2009
USA Today: Housing Agencies Faulted in Audits to Get $300m of Stimulus
WASHINGTON - The federal government will soon send more than $300 million in stimulus funds to 61 housing agencies...
February 11, 2009
Republicans Stand Together on the Budget
It was a special day for Republicans on Capitol Hill, as House and Senate leaders gathered for a...
February 11, 2009
The Road to Recovery Begins Here
House Republicans today released the "Republican Road to Recovery," an 18-page booklet specificying the steps they will take to...
February 11, 2009
Distortions From Last Night
House Leader John Boehner's office was quick to break down President Obama's address to the nation last night. After...
February 11, 2009
Budget Myths: $2.3 Trillion Off
House Whip Eric Cantor's office has done a great job compiling facts for Republicans to lean on as America's...
February 11, 2009
Republicans' Budget Alternative
House Republicans want you to know there is a better way and we've got an alternative plan that is...
February 11, 2009
Jeff Flake: Uncensored
Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ) gets a few words in at the American Spectator this morning, offering insight from the...
February 11, 2009
"Stimulus" Fails to Deliver the Relief the President Promised
THAT WAS THEN: On February 12, President Obama visited employees at an Illinois Caterpillar plant and said, "when they...
February 11, 2009
Pence Calls Democrat “Deal” On Stimulus “Long Wish List Of Big Government Spending That Won’t Put Americans Back To Work”
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in response to reports...
