Congressional Issues

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs held a roundtable discussion this morning in Ashland, OH to address the looming tax hike that will take place at the end of the year if Congress does not act to prevent it.  

The George W. Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire on December 31, 2012, at which point Americans will be subject to massively increased tax rates.  According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), January’s tax hike will increase taxes on small businesses and Americans by $4.6 trillion over ten years and $232 billion in 2013.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement after passage of H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act:

“I am pleased to say that today, the House passed a bill that significantly cuts the Obama Administration’s ability to place harmful regulations on America’s small businesses.  By fighting the burdensome, expensive, and unnecessary red tape that restrains our economy and job creators, we are one step closer to getting America back to work.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs is joining in the House GOP effort to stop the impending tax hike that will take place at the end of the year if Congress does not act to prevent it.  The George W.

WASHINGTON D.C. -- U.S Congressman Bob Gibbs will be touring the Village of Zoar with senior leaders from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, which is tasked with repairing the levee.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement following passage of H.R. 436, The Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012:

“My first vote in Congress was to repeal the President’s flawed healthcare plan because it does nothing to fix the problem of high cost healthcare in America.   Since then, I have supported efforts to repeal the most devastating pieces of Obamacare and have been committed to proactively developing and passing solutions  that promote the affordability, accessibility and quality of medicine. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs received the “2012 Great Lakes Legislator of the Year” from the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force, the largest labor/management coalition representing workers and industries dependent on shipping on America’s Fourth Sea Coast.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement following his vote against a failed amendment in the FY 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations bill (H.R. 5325) that would have eliminate funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission in 2013:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Gibbs (R-OH) released the following statement today regarding the Department of Labor’s unemployment report for May 2012: