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

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

This afternoon, House Republicans held a press conference detailing the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, a piece of legislation that combines seven bills designed to address the Administration's excessive and overly burdensome regulatory policies that have made the economy worse.   More

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

@RepTimGriffin: VIDEO: Excessive & Overly Burdensome Regulations Are Hurting Our Economy http://youtu.be/e2qaLYkqjW4 #ar2 #RegFreeze #4Jobs   More

In this week's address, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) mourns the loss of those killed in the shooting in Aurora, Colorado early Friday morning. We join Americans across the nation in sending our thoughts and prayers to the victims, their families, and the community shaken by such an awful tragedy.   More

House Republicans today reiterated their commitment to saving our economy by stopping the president's job-killing tax hike on small businesses and preventing dangerous and arbitrary cuts to our nation's military. House Republicans advanced specific, common-sense reforms to replace dangerous cuts to our national defense and key domestic priorities. [...]  More

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

In this week's address, Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) discusses the U.S. House of Representatives' upcoming vote to repeal the president's health care law in its entirety. The law is driving up costs and making it harder for small businesses to hire new workers. As we've seen with the latest jobs report, national unemployment has been at or above [...]  More