Archive: May 2013
House Gets Another Clean Financial Bill of Health
May 01, 2013For the second year running, the House of Representatives has received a clean financial bill of health, marking another milestone in Republicans’ efforts to lead by example and protect taxpayer dollars. Read More
ObamaCare’s Small Business Slowdown
May 02, 2013ObamaCare's small business slowdown is leaving workers and families with fewer jobs and slower economic growth, higher costs, and a lot of confusion. Read More
Speaker Boehner Statement on April Unemployment Report
May 03, 2013"There’s some good news in today’s report, but the president’s policies still aren’t providing the robust economic growth and job creation the American people desperately need." Read More
Boehner in POLITICO: Republicans are doing more with less to fix the budget
May 06, 2013"With the House budget, Republicans have shown that the federal government can, and must, do more with less. We can get spending under control and achieve a balanced budget if the president and Washington Democrats come to the table willing to make the same tough choices American families and small businesses are making every day. These hardworking Americans must balance their budgets, and Washington owes it to them to do the same." Read More
Your Guide to President Obama’s Upcoming Road Trip, Part One: Will POTUS Acknowledge His Health Care Law Makes It Harder to Hire?
May 06, 2013
With his health care law driving up costs and making it harder for small businesses to hire, will the president acknowledge the fact that… Read More
President Holds Up Thousands of American Energy Jobs with Keystone Delay
May 06, 2013Thousands of underemployed or out-of-work Americans could have had a shot at making a better future for themselves and their families, but President Obama has denied them that opportunity by blocking the Keystone pipeline. Read More
Republican Governors Lead Top 10 States for Business, GOP-Led Ohio the Most Improved
May 07, 2013The Washington Examiner highlights a new survey showing “Republicans are governing in all of the top 10†states for business. According to the survey, Speaker John Boehner’s home state of Ohio – which was ranked #44 in 2010 – is now #22, and has the most improved business climate in the nation. Read More
Your Guide to President Obama’s Upcoming Road Trip, Part Two: Will POTUS Address Admin Efforts to Block American Energy?
May 07, 2013President Obama is embarking on a series of road trips to convince Americans he’s focused on the economy, but his administration’s history of blocking American energy production and destroying jobs suggests otherwise. Read More
“You Get to Make the Choice”: Boehner Highlights #YourTime Working Families Flexibility Act
May 07, 2013
Debate begins today on the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1406) -- learn more here from the Education & the Workforce Committee. Read More
Speaker Boehner: GOP Focused on Jobs & Building a Stronger Economy for All Americans
May 07, 2013
"We need smarter policies to make America more competitive and expand opportunities for everyone in our country." Read More