Blog Posts Tagged 'taxes'


What's Fair, Mr. President? (VIDEO)

President Obama’s policies have failed and have made our economy worse. He’s invested taxpayers' money into failed projects, rejected domestic energy production and wants to raise taxes to increase government spending. Because he can’t stand on his record, he is resorting to the politics of envy and division, oftentimes promoting [...]  More

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Delivers the Weekly Republican Address (VIDEO)

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) delivered this week's address on the House's recent action to stop the tax hike and roll back burdensome regulations on America's small businesses. National unemployment has remained above 8% for 42 consecutive months under the current administration. Now is not the time to raise taxes on anyone.   More

Republican Leadership Press Conference

House Republicans are committed to stopping Democrats' massive year-end tax hike that would cost more than 700,000 American jobs.   More

CHART: Economic Growth & President Obama's Tax Policies

President Obama's rhetoric on his tax policies has contradicted the tepid growth of our economy. Today's report from the Commerce Department shows that growth of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) sank to 1.5% in the second quarter of 2012--similar to the growth rate in 2009 when the president said, "You don't raise taxes in the middle of a recessi [...]  More

Hensarling Resolved to "Stop the Tax Hike"

House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) today released a video detailing House Republicans’ commitment to stop the president and Senate Democrats’ small business tax hike set to take effect at the end of this year. “House Republicans stand with the American people who know that you cannot help the job seeker [...]  More

Republican Leadership Press Conference

As the Obama administration's massive regulatory increases threaten to strangle American job creators with more Washington red tape, House Republicans remain focused on jobs and the economy. This week, the House will consider H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act. This legislation is a combination of bills which is [...]  More

Republican Leadership Press Conference

The president's health care law is bad policy both for our economy as well as our health care system. As a result, House Republicans will once again vote to repeal the law, stop the federal takeover of our nation's health care system, and instead focus on patient-centered reforms. We are also committed to stopping a tax hike for all Americans, inc [...]  More

The Buffett Rule: Just a Gimmick

The Buffett Rule, a proposed tax hike on hardworking Americans, would only further complicate our tax structure and do nothing to reduce our rising deficits. In fact, if enacted, it would only reduce our annual deficit of $1.2 trillion by less than half of 1%. It's time for real solutions--not pointless tax hikes. House Republicans are committ [...]  More

Three Steps to Pro-Growth Tax Reform, Visualized

@RepPaulRyan: If you think America’s tax code should be fair, competitive and simple, watch this new video: budget.house.gov/taxreform   More

Rep. James Lankford: A Tax Hike Will Not Pass the House

@RepLankford: My interview on @FoxNews: Republicans will reject any plan to lift the debt ceiling that raises taxes. bit.ly/iOzqw0   More

PHOTO: Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) to Deliver the Weekly Republican Address

Speaker Boehner announced yesterday that Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, March 19. Here's a sneak peek of Rep. Herrera Beutler in her office recording the address, which will focus on what the new House majority is doing to fulfill the American people's priorities of creating jobs &a [...]  More

Democrat Division on Tax Cut Plan Increases

There has been much division in the Democrat Party for sometime now but with November so close, those disagreements are amplified. Here are just a handful of House Democrats speaking out against raising taxes: Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT): "The economy has by no means fully recovered, so my bias is that those high-end tax cuts should be extended." Rep [...]  More

Tomorrow: Rep. Mike Pence Delivers the Weekly Republican Address (PHOTO)

Rep. Mike Pence will deliver this week's Weekly Republican Address. Check GOP.gov tomorrow morning for the first look:   More

Flatlines: ObamaCare's "Bait and Switch" on Small Business Employers

Only 12 percent of small businesses would benefit from the ObamaCare tax credit   The Administration’s claim of a small business tax credit under ObamaCare was fraudulent.  What the president failed to tell everyone was pretty important information.  The credit drops off sharply once a company gets above 10 workers and $25,000 [...]  More