Chairman Jordan Calls on the Senate to Follow the House's Lead, Act to Avert the Fiscal Cliff
Dec 28, 2012
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Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan issued the following statement today. "I commend the members of House Republican leadership for reminding people that the ball is now in the Senate's court. The House has done its job by approving bipartisan legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff. Our...
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RSC Update: Liberals Rule Out Basically Everything but Higher Taxes
Dec 18, 2012
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From the Chairman The small business tax increases Democrats campaigned on would only pay for 8 days of federal spending. So aside from raising taxes – money they will surely try to spend – what exactly do liberals propose to do about deficits and the national debt? Their “spending cuts” are mostly...
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Rep. Issa Op-ed: Fiscal Cliff? No, It's a Tax Mountain
Dec 15, 2012
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I have a question for President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: If former President George W. Bush was 98 percent right, does that mean you're 98 percent wrong? In the weeks leading up to the November election, then-candidate Barack Obama bombarded the airwaves with a campaign...
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Rep. Roe Discusses the Fiscal Cliff with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC
Dec 14, 2012
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Rep. Phil Roe discusses the Fiscal Cliff with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC. Online: MSNBC via...
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Rep. Mulvaney Discusses the Fiscal Cliff on CNBC's Squawk on the Street
Dec 14, 2012
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Rep. Mick Mulvaney discusses the fiscal cliff on CNBC's Squawk on the Street. Online: CNBC via...
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Rep. Graves Op-ed: Asking Too Much for Small Businesses
Dec 13, 2012
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For years, the federal government has spent too much. Now, when we most need small businesses to be hiring, the grand plan from the White House is to tax these job creators even more and just keep spending. The United States government should not ask small-business owners to bear the burden of...
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Rep. Fleming Op-ed: GOP-Controlled House Has Never Raised Income Taxes
Dec 12, 2012
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If some Republicans have their way, the party soon will make history for all the wrong reasons. In the past 100 years, since the authority of Congress to tax income was enumerated in the 16th Amendment, marginal income tax rates have never been raised when Republicans have held the majority in the...
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Obama's Tax Plan
Dec 10, 2012
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Add the president’s latest tax hike plan to the ObamaCare taxes already happening, and you're looking at a $20,000 tax hike per family!...
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RSC Update: Where Are the President’s Spending Cuts?
Dec 10, 2012
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From the Chairman Washington, DC is currently absorbed in the question of what to do about taxes and spending next year. House Republicans already approved our plan months ago to stop looming tax hikes and make sensible spending cuts. Then there’s President Obama’s latest proposal. Liberals...
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Rep. Schweikert Op-ed: Standing on Principle Matters
Dec 10, 2012
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In Washington, principle is a frequent casualty of the unrelenting pursuit of power. In order to climb the ranks, to get appointed to the plush committees, to advance a bill or to just get a seat at the table, you have to be a loyal foot soldier. For conservative Republicans, this means a choice:...
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