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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 includes …

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. Martha Roby (AL-02) recently …

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 Flexibility Act …

  President Obama: “….they [Americans] are already experiencing most of the benefits of the Afordable Care Act”   Obamcare ‘Benefits’ Those with individual health insurance will see an average premium increase of 32-40% Obamacare imposes $165 billion in new taxes and fees on health plans, drug manufacturers, and device makers The CBO says that these taxes …

In this week’s address, Congressman Bill Shuster, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, discusses the FAA furloughs caused by President Obama’s sequester. Instead of leading, the President played politics and allowed massive flight delays to occur across the nation. It’s time to stop this manufactured crisis and end these unnecessary delays. 

President Obama’s politically-motivated flight delays have caused pain and frustration among Americans. The House has acted — it’s time he and the FAA end this manufactured crisis and stop these unnecessary delays.

“Democrats caved in and agreed to allow the Federal Aviation Administration to keep air traffic control towers running at close to full capacity.”(Democrats blink first on aviation cuts, Politico, Kathyrn A. Wolfe and Burgess Everett, April 26, 2013) “For the White House and Senate Democrats, the discussions on legislation relating to one relatively small slice …

Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Bill Shuster (R-PA) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, April 27. Here’s a behind the scenes look at Chairman Shuster delivering the address, in which he’s expected to discuss the FAA’s recent furloughs due to President Obama’s sequester. You can watch the address here tomorrow. Photo …

With the FAA furloughing air traffic controllers at an alarming rate and 40% of flights delayed across the nation, editorial boards ranging from the Wall Street Journal to the Columbus Dispatch have taken notice.  Perhaps the most damning indictment of the FAA’s implementation of these furloughs comes from Chicago, home to one of the nation’s …

House Republicans remain committed to finding solutions to our nation’s challenges that put people first.  The House is focused on growing our economy, creating more jobs, and helping hardworking Americans all across the country.