Archive: October 2008
A Main Street Rescue: Senate-Passed Bipartisan Economic Rescue Plan Adds New Relief for Main Street, Ensures Maximum Protections for Taxpayers
October 01, 2008From the House Republican Conference: Read More
Rep. John Campbell (R-CA): "Plan Will Save Free Market, Not Destroy It"
October 02, 2008As the House prepares to vote on economic rescue legislation, Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) penned an op-ed entitled “Plan Will Save Free Market, Not Destroy It” in today’s Investor’s Business Daily. Following is the full op-ed below: Read More
Rescue Package Includes $110 Billion in Tax Relief for America's Struggling Economy
October 02, 2008When the House considers the economic rescue legislation later today, House Members will also be voting on a $110 billion tax cut package supported by Members on both sides of the aisle. In recent days, some have characterized certain provisions in the tax relief legislation as “pork.” But even though some Members may have policy disagreements over specific tax provisions in the package, House W Read More
When Will Dems Schedule Hearings on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Call on Former CEO Franklin Raines to Testify?
October 06, 2008House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) today half-heartedly acknowledged that his Committee would probably schedule a hearing on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two mortgage giants widely known as contributors to today’s market turmoil. Noting that Read More
Skyrocketing Home Heating Costs Highlight Need for House GOP's "All of the Above" Energy Plan
October 06, 2008The Energy Department announced today that home heating costs will skyrocket even further this winter. Here’s a quick rundown:- Heating Oil. The cost of heating a home with an oil heater will average about $2,388, 23 percent more than last year. Read More
Dem Chairman: "Revisiting the Recent Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Bans Will be the First Order of Business Next Year..."
October 07, 2008Believe it or not, just days after the American people struggling with high gas prices secured a major victory when Republicans forced Congress to repeal the outdated bans on offshore and oil shale energy production, the Democrats in charge on Capitol Hill already are scheming to take that victory away. And what would that mean for the American people? Reinstating these outdated bans, as the Dem Read More
When Will Chairman Waxman Schedule a Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Hearing & Call on Franklin Raines to Testify?
October 08, 2008When will Chairman Waxman schedule a hearing on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and call Franklin Raines to testify? House Democrats continue to refuse to examine the two government-sponsored institutions that started the mortgage meltdown in the first place – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – and they refuse thus far to call on former Fannie Mae boss Franklin Raines to testify about his role in the Read More
Pressure Builds on Democratic Leaders to End Taxpayer-Funded Giveaways to ACORN
October 09, 2008Allegations of voter fraud continue to mount against the left-wing group Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a group closely aligned with Sen. Read More