Blog Posts Tagged 'debt'


Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) Delivers the Weekly Republican Address (VIDEO)

In this week's address, Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) discusses the devastating cuts in President Obama's sequester, due to take effect March 1st. The House has passed two replacement plans with responsible spending cuts, and the President and Senate Democrats have yet to offer a serious replacement. It's time Washington Democrats work with us the repla [...]  More

Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) to Deliver the Weekly Republican Address (PHOTO)

Representative Martha Roby (R-AL) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address tomorrow, Saturday, February 16. Here's a behind the scenes photo of Rep. Roby delivering the address, in which she's expected to discuss the harmful effects of President Obama's sequester, due to start on March 1. You can watch the address here tomorrow.  More

Republican Leadership Press Conference

It's only days away until the devastating sequester--a trigger by President Obama--will take effect on March 1st, 2013. The House has passed two replacements to the sequester with responsible spending cuts and serious reforms to get our economy back on track. Democrats in Washington must work with us to find a solution to the President's damaging [...]  More

Democratic Leaders Don't Believe Washington Has a Spending Problem

Add House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer to the list of Democrats who don’t believe Washington has a spending problem. When asked point blank on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning whether or not Washington has a spending problem, the minority whip refused to answer.  This comes on the heels of Nancy Pelosi’s appearance on Fox News Su [...]  More

Chairman Lankford (R-OK) Delivers the Weekly Republican Address (VIDEO)

In this week's address, Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee James Lankford (R-OK) calls on the Democratic-controlled Senate to join us in reining in wasteful spending and passing a budget. The Senate has gone 1,361 days without passing a budget, despite being legally required to do so each year. The president's last budget received z [...]  More

Rhetoric vs. Reality (VIDEO)

Our national debt is now more than 16 trillion dollars. The president's current budget has received zero votes. Senate Democrats haven't even passed a budget in more than 3 years. When it comes to our skyrocketing debt, the president's rhetoric simply doesn't match reality. It's time for serious solutions to solve our fiscal crisis. Visit GOP.gov/ [...]  More