Rep. Mike Conaway (TX) recently produced a colorful podcast on President Obama's budget: "Borrowing too much, spending too much and taxing too much are three things yoy shouldn't do to get out of this... ...The money that we borrow never gets paid back....we are laying claim to future generations' resources that wil have to pay the interest on tha [...]  More

Politico today featured pleasantly balanced coverage of the Employee Free Choice Act debate, which has dominated political arguments in recent days. House Republican Leader John Boehner made it clear that the "GOP won't compromise" on this measure and said "this will be a long fight, but House Republicans will continue to stand up for American wor [...]  More

In a continuing pattern of bi-cameral cooperation, House and Senate Republicans will join Wednesday for a conference meeting to speak on President Obama's budget. The agenda, which will be voted on later this week, faces decreasing support from the American public due to massive spending that is estimated to double the national debt within 10 year [...]  More

Guest blog post by Rep. Paul Broun, M.D. (GA) My constituents in Georgia, just like the rest of America, are trying their best to struggle through a deep recession in which 401(k)’s are shrinking and jobs are disappearing.  With this in mind, I am encouraged to work on a budget plan centered around fiscal responsibility, job creation a [...]  More

Guest blog post by Rep. Frank Lucas (OK)   According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the President’s budget proposal for 2010 will produce a $9.3 trillion addition to our current deficit over the next ten years. To pay for this, the federal government sells U.S. Treasury bonds and bills to people, companies, even foreig [...]  More

Rep. Donald Manzullo (IL) told Treasury Secretary TImothy Geithner that his financial plan was "radical," forcing Geithner to defend himself. The Geithner plan would massively expand federal government power and increase regulation on financial markets, causing much concern to free market conservatives. "You're talking about seizing private busine [...]  More

Guest blog post by Rep. Gresham Barrett (SC) This past year, I gave my bonus to Anderson Interfaith Ministries, a local faith-based organization that provides assistance to those in need. I did this because I don’t think we earned the additional money, and I will continue to give any additional pay increases to local charities until the aut [...]  More

House Republicans today released the "Republican Road to Recovery," an 18-page booklet specificying the steps they will take to find economic prosperity again. The press conference unveiled a long awaited plan from Budget Committee leadership. House Leader John Boehner kicked things off, offering the chapter by chapter plan as an alternative to t [...]  More

Today marks the unveiling of the "Republican Road to Recovery" for America's hurting economy. House Republicans will hold a press conference today to announce alternatives to President Barack Obama's overspending policies.Democrats have recently painted Republicans as "the Party of no" but House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence begs to dif [...]  More

We had a great conference call today with Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (MI), Rep. Steve King (IO) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA). No matter how busy our members get, they are always delighted and impassioned to speak with bloggers who are attempting to the get the message out in their communities. King said the current economic state "rivals any b [...]  More

Earlier today, Republican leaders met to discuss the budget and present real economic alternatives to the massive government spending of the Democrats. Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence, Rep. Kevin Brady, Member of the Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Lynn Jenkins, Member of the Financial Services Committee, Grover Norquist of Americans [...]  More

Rep. Paul Broun, M.D. (GA) unveiled and new and improved website today. The well organized, user-friendlly site is colorful and easy to navigate, offering constituents a reliable way to interact with their representative. Broun's YouTube videos are prominently displayed on the front page with links to his personal blog and contact information. You [...]  More

This morning, Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) presented an opening statement at the House Budget Committee Markup of the fiscal year 2010 budget. “The Majority has already begun its strenuous claim that this is not the President’s budget – that it dramatically reduces the spending, deficit, and debt levels of the Administration fiscal plan.& [...]  More

Rep. John Shadegg (AZ) plans to introduce a resolution that will designate a nuclear-powered airfcraft carrier of the Navy to former U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. Goldwater's service to the country as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II could be honored in this way. Rep. Ron Paul (TX) seeks support for [...]  More

More and more House Republicans are using Twitter to their advantage. Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY) will do just that today when she live tweets the budget debate on the House floor starting at 2 p.m. Check her Twitter page here and while you're at it, check the GOP Conference Twitter as well. We are attempting to follow all House Republicans in order [...]  More

House Leader John Boehner's office was quick to break down President Obama's address to the nation last night. After the speech, they expressed several points of contention. During the speech, Obama perpetuated the myth that Republicans have offered no alternatives for the budget and asserted that increased taxes on charitable giving will have no [...]  More

Guest Blog post by Rep. John Carter (TX) On Wednesday night, we will compare Rep. Louie Gohmert’s (TX) Tax Holiday Plan with the Rangel-Geithner Alternative, as our latest edition of my House Accountability Project.    Rep. Gohmert thinks all Americans should take a couple months off from federal taxes to help their budgets and th [...]  More

Democrats like to say Republicans don't have solutions, but that is false. The House Republican Conference is asking, "Who will be the President's straw man tonight?" during his address to the nation. While President Obama has said many people  "just believe that we should do nothing," he ignored Republican alternatives that "created twice th [...]  More

At the weekly Republican Leadership Press Conference today, Leader John Boehner (OH), Whip Eric Cantor (VA), Conference Chairman Mike Pence (IN), Conference Vice-Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA), Budget Ranking Member Paul Ryan (WI) and Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY) spoke to the continuing battle against the bloated budget. Here are a few key lines fr [...]  More

House Whip Eric Cantor's office has done a great job compiling facts for Republicans to lean on as America's economic turmoil continues. This week, they've called out the Democrats for a dishonest asessment that the Democrats' plan will "half" the deficit in four years. Most notably, they report that the Democrats' projections are $2.3 trillion lo [...]  More

After a Democrat Administration passed an omnibus bill with language to eliminate a vital school choice program, swiping vouchers from families who needed them, Republicans are more concerned than ever about education.They are especially concerned because of the massive spending in all areas of government since Barack Obama took office. Rep. Howar [...]  More

At least 45 House Republicans have co-signed a letter to President Barack Obama in opposition to his nomination of Dawn Johnson for the head of the Office of Legal Counsel. After Obama rescinded the Mexico City policy earlier year, to allow U.S. federal dollars to go towards foreign facilities that perform abortion services, pro-life politicians a [...]  More

Rep. Paul Ryan (WI), the ranking Member on the Budget Committee, has been hard at work drafting Republican budget alternatives but he's not too busy to collaborate with the Cato Institute for an economic message. On Tuesday, March 31, Ryan will join Senior Cato Fellows Chris Edwards and Michael Tanner on Capitol Hill for a briefing entitled "Obama [...]  More

House Republicans want you to know there is a better way and we've got an alternative plan that is almost complete. Here is House Leader John Boehner discussing an alternative with core priniciples for longterm success: We've boiled it down for you. A Republican alternative that works:  -- Help create and protect jobs by letting families and [...]  More

Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ) gets a few words in at the American Spectator this morning, offering insight from the mind of Republicans' leading anti-earmark crusader. On healthcare: For good reason, Americans are naturally skeptical about the federal government’s ability to manage a national healthcare program. So Republicans have an advantage [...]  More

Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) has been stirring the pot lately, with her explosive House floor ventures and determined messages on fiscal responsibility. She made her first appearance today on Right Wing News, ready as usual, to tell it like it is: Instead of taking a steady, measured approach to these outrageous AIG millionaire bonuses, Congress did th [...]  More

Video is powerful. Most people don't sit around watching C-SPAN2 all day but guess what? Everything that happens on the House floor is on camera and we've done the work for you. Earlier this year, Democrats spoke of their trust and faith in President Obama and the Democrat Administration. They indulged in the promises of fiscal responsibility and [...]  More

House Republicans are dominating the YouTube scene, according to a Washington Times article today. Inflammatory videos, like the highly viewed clip of House MInority Leader John Boehner slamming down the the 1,100 page stimulus bill, contribute the GOP's popularity. Republicans hold 8 of the 10 most popular channels despite having less videos post [...]  More

Amid criticism for straying off task, President Barack Obama appeared last night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In a slip of speech, he joked that his bowling was so bad it was "like the Special Olympics." Since the gaffe, the White House has issued an apology and Obama has received criticism across the board. "He thinks the Special Olympics i [...]  More

The House today passed legislation that will impose a 90% income tax on the massive bonuses given to workers at AIG. The $165 million bonuses have been the source of major disturbance in Washington this week, as legislators wondered how a provision to permit the bonuses was allowed to pass in the stimulus bill. AIG was given a huge chunk of bailou [...]  More

House Republican Chairman Mike Pence appeared on MSNBC today to comment on AIG bonuses and question the provision that allowed them in the recently signed stimulus bill. The 1,100 page document was criticized by Republicans for its length and the little time allotted for politicians to read it thoroughly. Since it was reported that AIG big wigs re [...]  More

House Republican Cbairman Mike Pence is fired up about the Democrats' corruption regarding the AIG bonuses. Today on the House floor, Pence had this to say: "...the Democrat bill brought to the floor today is constitutionally questionable. It's obviously a transparent attempt to divert attention away from the truth that Democrats in Congress and t [...]  More

Continuing a pattern of questionable appointees, President Obama's nomination of Dawn Johnson to the head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel is now being criticized by Rep. Steve King (Iowa.)  The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on the nomination today. In press release, King said: Nominating Dawn Johnsen to head th [...]  More

Rep. Dave Reichert (WA) and Wally Herger (CA) know that the self-employed make up a large chunk of American workers. That's why the men have come together on a bipartisan bill to promote tax fairness for these individuals. An unfair tax on health insurance premiums exists and the new legislation would help close to 21 million Americans nationwide. [...]  More

While the Obama Administration continues to insist that they did not know of the AIG bonuses until just recently, Democrats from all over the board are making it clear that this is untrue. After Sen. Chris Dodd admitted he added the loophole to permit the bonuses, Republicans have dominated the scene on this issue. Since then, others have come for [...]  More

During a floor debate on the GIFT Act (Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act), Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) took it to Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH) for Kilroy’s vote to block consideration of a bill to require Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to recoup the AIG bonuses. In an inflammatory exchange, Foxx grilled Kilroy about why she d [...]  More

"Let me be clear: We want the money back," says Congresswoman Judy Biggert. "AIG should return the money with or without the bonuses." She expresess the belief that the bonuses probably wouldn't have been given had the federal government not been there bailing out AIG along the way. "This is not the direciton that my hardworking, taxapying citizen [...]  More

House Republicans are outraged. They are outraged about bailouts. They are outraged about massive overspending. They are outraged about AIG. Leader John Boehner says the American people are "rightly outraged" that their tax money is paying the bonuses of those who lead the economy to this mess. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor says we have an "admi [...]  More

Senate Republicans today highlighted the differences in President Obama's grassroots effort to rally support for his massive spending and the real grassroots action demonstrated by citizens in the tea party movement. The major difference is this: the tea party movement was started and powerd by ordinary people who were angry about spending. Tea pa [...]  More

House Republican Leader John Boehner, in a Twitter post today, wonders why the White House YouTube channel does not allow comments or responses. Recently, President Obama said "I welcome and encourage proposals and improvements form both Democrats and Republicans in the coming days." However, when the Boehner office attempted to post a video respo [...]  More

"Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necesarily skyrocket...because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, natural gas -- you name it, whatever the industry was, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money they will pass that money on to consumers. If you can't persuade the American peo [...]  More

If we are to base anything on what White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says, the Administration doesn't know where the tens of billions of federal dollars that went to AIG last year went. When ABC's Jake Tapper asked Gibbs if the Administration knew, Gibbs needed him to repeat the question and then paused several seconds before answering "yes [...]  More

Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-01) recently penned an op/ed on his "No Cost Stiumulus Act of 2009." While Democrats continually claim Republicans offer no alternatives, Bishop and Sen. David Vitter (LA) have announced a plan: "Our bill focuses on helping create American jobs by harnessing an industry that our federal government is currently holding back thro [...]  More

Rep. John Shadegg (AZ-03) today released a statement criticizing President Obama's executive order to close Guatanamo Bay without a clear plan for the future of current prisoners. Shadegg notes the many terrorists who may soon be brought to the U.S. for criminal trials, including Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four others involved in the 9/11 attacks o [...]  More

In the middle of a tumultuous budget battle and a recently passed omnibus with nearly 9,000 earmarks, Sunshine Week comes an at appropriate time. The week is an effort by government transparency supporters to encourage openness and enhance discussion. Several organizations are hosting events this week and the site boasts an impressive list of part [...]  More

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor appeared on "Meet the Press" yesterday to discuss the budget. He reiterated the Republican message that the current budget spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much. Cantor noted that Democrats have failed to hear Republcan alternatives. Cantor: "If we're going to get things going again, how can we have a [...]  More

Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-21) recently launched a video reminding Americans that Republican cries against budget decisions have been ignored. "This Congress must not hand over such an enormous amount of money -- it is simply wrong, it's irresponsible," said Nunes. "I'm smart enough to figure out that is just nuts....we just throw $700 billion out there [...]  More

It's easy to forget what brings politicians to Washington, DC. Most will tell you that the constituents in their districts motivate them politically. In "Stories from the Heartland," a new section on GOP.gov, we let the people tell their own stories. In a simple feedback form, GOP.gov users can tell us their story. Select stories are published onl [...]  More

Republicans have a few big things on their side when it comes to the economy: the facts. These include statistics proving record breaking job loss, a historic budget imbalance and a deficit forecasted at $10.99 trillion by 2012. The recently passed stimulus and omnibus packages have contributed to these disasterous circumstances. On the new GOP Po [...]  More

Illegal immigration has been off the radar as of late. But Rep. Steve King (Iowa-05) recently encouraged a long-term extension of E-Verify, a program which makes it easier for employers to know that their workers are legally authorized. King is the highest ranking Republican on the House Immigrations Subcommitee and holds a vested interest in the [...]  More

On the House floor today, Rep. Mike Pence continued the Republican message that the federal goverment "spends too much, borrows too much and taxes too much." His statement lends to the growing support for this message, including conservative Democrats concerned with their Party's massive spending. Pence's statement today: “During these diffi [...]  More

It's easy to hear the hypocrisy in the Democratic agenda for the economy. We are making it easy to see as well, by providing revealing charts that document the destruction. The graphs displayed on a new Policy Watch website -- part of GOP.gov -- clearly display the major budget imbalance, massive job loss and incredible fiscal irresponsibility tha [...]  More

In an infrequent partnership, Republican Congressmen and Senators have joined forces to promote conservative budgeting principles. For the next several weeks, both chambers will come out against President Obama's outrageous overspending campaign. This morning, House Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence (IN) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn [...]  More

After numerous Republican calls for a veto of the $410 billion dollar omnibus spending bill, President Obama will sign the bill into legislation today. Reports of a possible second stimulus are already in the works to the dismay of most Republicans and many conservative Democrats. "This bill deserved a presidential veto – and had the Preside [...]  More

"How can you, with a straight face...call that a fiscally respsonible budget?" says Rep. Mike Conaway (TX-11) of President Obama's irresponsible budgeting plan over the next ten years. "Every dollar of the stiumulus package was borrowed...that debt will never get paid back, ever," he said on the House Floor Monday. Watch Rep. Conaway speak on the [...]  More

House Republicans like Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ) adamantely oppose earmarks of any kind. Flake regularly highlights an "Egregious Earmark of the Week" and in 2006 traveled the country with Americans for Prosperity to combat the practice of earmarking. Flake's position is followed by some House Republicans, like Leader John Boehner and Rep. Marsha Black [...]  More