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WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement today in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report on unemployment for the month of September.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today about the Obama administration’s failure to meet the legal deadline for submission of a report on the expected effects of sequestration on defense and non-defense programs. The Sequestration Transparency Act, which Chairman Hensarling introduced in the House of Representatives, required the administration by law to release the report.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the latest unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. national debt surpassing $16 trillion for the first time in American history.
WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) issued the following statement today regarding the latest unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, to prevent scheduled tax increases by extending current tax rates for one year.
House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) released today by the Department of Commerce. This quarter’s 1.5% GDP reflects a .5 percent drop from last quarter and a 1.5% drop from the second quarter of 2011.
House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) issued the following statement today regarding the passage of H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act. The legislation would impose a moratorium on non-health and emergency-related federal regulations until national unemployment drops beneath 6 percent. It also includes measures to curtail so-called “midnight regulations” and to highlight the prevalence of “sue and settle” agreements.
Two years ago, I was one of 43 members of Congress appointed to the conference committee for the Dodd-Frank financial-reform bill. Along with others, I fought against the legislation and lost.After an all-night session, Democrats (who then held the House...
Yesterday was a bad day for freedom. I respect the Supreme Court’s decision, but I vigorously disagree with its core ruling. While the court was heard from Wednesday, the American people will be heard from in November.President Barack Obama’s health...