The Republican Policy Page has a new, much improved home on the internet. Visit us at www.republicanhousepolicy.com.

The new page allows Members of Congress to directly interact the American people. The new “Two Cents” application engages in an open ended discussion of policy ideas, we still have our Members Only blog and new items such as audio and video clips and much more.

Check it out today: www.republicanhousepolicy.com.

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Pete Hoekstra wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post titled, "The Democrats' Baghdad Two-Step." Rep. Hoekstra writes, “Our country cannot be led by naysayers who slide from issue to issue. The responsibilities of leadership go far beyond what Democrats in Congress are demonstrating today.” Click here to read more!

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Adrian Smith penned an op-ed entitled, "The Other Costs of High Fuel Prices" for the York News-Times. Full of the article is below.

While the recent surge in gasoline prices has impacted nearly every aspect of American life, there are far reaching impacts beyond the car at the pump or even the increased cost of groceries at the corner market.
Senior citizens, especially those who live on low- or fixed-incomes, have found themselves particularly threatened by the rise in fuel costs.
A Los Angeles Time/Bloomberg poll conducted last month found, among those 65 and over, more than two-thirds (67 percent) said the recent rise in gas prices has caused them or their family a great deal of financial hardship.
What’s more, a June 2008 Quinnipiac poll found 65 percent of households with income less than $30,000 a year have cut back significantly on household spending.
Even seniors who do not drive are being impacted by high gas prices. Millions of seniors rely on programs like Meals-on-Wheels to deliver food, support and assistance straight to their door.
These programs in turn rely on thousands of volunteers to make deliveries – and a willingness (and ability) on the part of those volunteers to travel to and from seniors’ homes. With skyrocketing gas prices, however, many volunteers can no longer afford to participate in these programs -- and, as a result, programs have been forced to reduce services to seniors.
The Meals on Wheels Association of America conducted a survey of its members at the end of May 2008, discovering:
58 percent respondents had “lost volunteers due to gas prices”
48.3 of programs indicated increases in gas prices had forced them to eliminate meal delivery routs or to consolidate their meal services.
Several Meals on Wheels providers in the Third District have pointed to high gas prices as a significant strain on their organizations.
Our first responders – those who keep up safe on a daily basis and who are the first on the scene during an emergency – are also being affected.
Police officers and ambulances can’t stop driving and they can’t stop answering emergency calls. Most areas of the country have already instituted steps to conserve gas, such as rigid maintenance schedules, driving slower or cutting other areas of the budget.
Still other cities have mandated patrol cars and ambulances run with their air conditioners off and their windows rolled up when traveling at high speeds to reduce drag. But these are just short-term patches, and if gas prices continue to rise, those who protect and serve our communities may find their options running out.
Despite posturing by those on all sides of the political spectrum, there is no magic bullet to solve our energy problems.
I have long advocated for a diverse American energy portfolio – one in which everything is on the table.
In a few days I, along with House Republican Leader John Boehner and nine other Members of Congress, will travel to Colorado and Alaska to visit facilities on the forefront of efforts to reduce America’s reliance on foreign sources of energy.
Simply put, every source of energy – solar, wind, nuclear, clean coal, hydropower, domestic exploration – should be on the table as we craft America’s energy portfolio. We are learning too well the repercussions of putting all of our energy eggs into one basket. Instead, we need to take an ‘all of the above’ approach if we are to effectively combat high gas prices.

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Paul Ryan released a new YouTube video discussing the urgency for a comprehensive and coherent energy plan. Click here to watch.

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Check out these Member organizations the Policy Committee is currently working with...

The Tuesday Group (Rep. Charlie Dent, Chairman)

The Suburban Caucus (Rep. Mark Kirk, Chairman)

Theme Team (Rep. Jack Kingston, Chairman)

Conservative Opportunity Society (Rep. Steve King, Chairman)

Values Action Team (Rep. Joe Pitts, Chairman)

Immigration Reform Caucus (Rep. Brian Bilbray, Chairman)

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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has challenged all 435 members of the House to sign a pledge that reads "I will vote to increase U.S. oil production to lower gas prices for Americans."

Below are the members who have signed:

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.)
Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.)
Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.)
Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-S.C.)
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.)
Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.)
Rep. John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.)
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas)
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.)
Rep. Henry Brown (R-S.C.)
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mike Burgess (R-Texas)
Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.)
Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.)
Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.)
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas)
Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.)
Rep. Don Cazayoux (D-La.)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)
Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.)
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.)
Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)
Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas)
Rep. David Davis (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.)
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.)
Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.)
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Va.)
Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.)
Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.)
Rep. John Duncan (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)
Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.)
Rep. Terry Everett (R-Ala.)
Rep. Mary Fallin (R-Okla.)
Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.)
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)
Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.)
Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas)
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)
Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.)
Rep. Dean Heller (R-Nev.)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas)
Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif.)
Rep. Dave Hobson (R-Ohio)
Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.)
Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-Mo.)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas)
Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.)
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa)
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)
Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.)
Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)
Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa)
Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio)
Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.)
Rep. Ron Lewis (R-Ky.)
Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.)
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)
Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)
Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas)
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jim McCrery (R-La.)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.)
Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.)
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.)
Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.)
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.)
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.)
Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.)
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.)
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas)
Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.)
Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.)
Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.)
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.)
Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.)
Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.)
Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.)
Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas)
Rep. Jon Porter (R-Nev.)
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.)
Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio)
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.)
Rep. George Radanovich (R-Calif.)
Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Ohio)
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-Mont.)
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-Wash.)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.)
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.)
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.)
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)
Rep. Bill Sali (R-Idaho)
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)
Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio)
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.)
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.)
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.)
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)
Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.)
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.)
Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.)
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.)
Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
Rep. Jim Walsh (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.)
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.)
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.)
Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.)
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska)

Members who said "No" to the petition:

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.)
Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.)
Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.)
Rep. Travis Childers (D-Miss.)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-N.J.)
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.)
Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.)
Rep. Tim Johnson (R-Ill.)
Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.)
Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.)
Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.)
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)
Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.)

NOTE: If your member is not listed, his or her office has been contacted but has not responded.

Post about the petition on The Hill Blog:

http://blog.thehill.com/2008/06/18/congressmen-should-sign-petition-to-increase-oil-supply-rep-lynn-westmoreland/

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Rep. John Boehner discussed the “American Energy Tour” in an op-ed in today’s New York Post: ‘All of the Above:’ A Road to Energy Independence, and during an appearance on Fox and Friends.

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Rep. John Carter has a great op-ed in the Round Rock Leader regarding the need for energy exploration.  Click here to read the full text. 

He writes, "In order to develop a real, commonsense energy policy for the American people, we need to focus on a number of issues.  More than anything, we need to focus our attention on exploring new American energy through drilling, technology and new development.   Congress needs to understand that the path to lowering prices lies not in windfall taxes or gas-tax holidays.  It lies in opening up the vast, untapped reserves that are under our lands and oceans." 

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Reps. Greg Walden and Mike Pence wrote an op-ed for Human Events today.  It is in reference to Speaker Pelosi's "Fairness Doctrine."

They write, "Make no mistake: a return of the Fairness Doctrine would end talk radio as we know it, for religious broadcasters, the right, the left, and everywhere in between. And that’s just what the left wants."

Democratic leaders have not been shy about their desire to stifle free speech on the airwaves. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer, and House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, to name a few, are all interested in seeing the Fairness Doctrine revived."
 

Click here to read the full article.

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Rep. David Davis wrote an op-ed regarding the current energy crisis.  It is entitled, "So Close, Yet So Far Away."  Click here to read the entire piece.

He writes,  "When it comes to energy prices, it seems as though we are not a free nation anymore because of our reliance on oil from foreign countries who hate America and hate our freedoms.  The leadership in Washington should stop making excuses for the high energy prices and actually do something!  That is why, I, along with my Republican colleagues in the House, introduced a comprehensive, balanced plan that addresses our dangerous dependence on foreign oil and seeks to curb our sky-rocketing gas prices."

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This week, Chairman McCotter joined fellow GOP leaders in sending a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding the high price of gasoline.  The full text of the letter is below.  Also, click here for an article in The Hill about the letter.

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
H-232, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C.  20515

Dear Speaker Pelosi:

Two years ago this week, you stated that House Democrats had a “commonsense plan” to “lower gas prices.”  In light of the skyrocketing gasoline prices affecting working families and every sector of our struggling economy, we are writing today to respectfully request that you reveal this “commonsense plan” so we can begin work on responsible solutions to help ease this strain.

Today, the national average for regular unleaded now stands at $3.51 per gallon, according to AAA, which is $1.18 higher than it was at the start of the 110th Congress – a more than 50 percent increase. In fact, gas prices rose more in the last 15 months than they did in the six years prior to Democrats taking control of both Houses of Congress in January 2007.

In the midst of a slowing economy, falling home values and soaring costs of living, this is a heavy premium for working families to bear.

Americans, particularly those in suburban and rural communities, are paying more simply to commute to work each day. America’s truckers, faced with the prospect of paying $1,200 to fill up a tank that just a few years ago cost $600, must now consider taking less work or going out of business altogether.  We have seen reports of school districts where filling up buses is already costing as much as $70,000 more than originally budgeted.

Once a nightmare scenario, $4 gasoline is now a very real possibility of becoming a summer staple.  In some cities, including San Francisco and Chicago, it is already a startling reality.

We noted with great interest, then, that on several occasions you have announced the existence of a Democratic plan to lower gas prices. In fact, it was two years ago this week, on April 24, 2006, when you pledged that “Democrats have a commonsense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices.”   Just two weeks after that, you stated that Democrats had “real solutions” that would “lower the price at the pump.”

Yet 15 months into the 110th Congress, you have yet to reveal this “commonsense plan.”

House Republicans stand ready to work with you and our Democratic colleagues in a bipartisan fashion to address America’s energy crisis.  As part of that effort, we respectfully request that you reveal the “commonsense plan” to lower gas prices you promised two years ago.  The ability to fully consider its provisions, details and costs – including any proposed new taxes on gasoline or energy as we have seen in the past – is critical if we are to effectively serve our constituents facing ever-increasing prices at the pump.

We appreciate your timely reply to this request.

Sincerely,

John Boehner                                               Roy Blunt
Republican Leader                                      Republican Whip

Adam Putnam                                               Thaddeus McCotter
Conference Chairman                                 Policy Committee Chairman

Kay Granger                                                 John Carter
Conference Vice-Chair                              Conference Secretary

Tom Cole                                                       Eric Cantor
NRCC Chairman                                         Chief Deputy Whip

David Dreier
Rules Committee Ranking Republican

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On Saturday, House Republican Policy Chairman Thaddeus McCotter was a guest on "Meet the New Press" radio program out of New Hampshire. The show is hosted by three bloggers, Doug Lambert, Skip Murphy, and Pat Hynes of http://granitegrok.com/

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Last Friday, House Republican leaders sent Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) a letter calling on her to join House Republicans in endorsing an immediate moratorium on earmarks and to appoint a bipartisan, bicameral joint committee to reform the earmark process and eliminate wasteful spending. The GOP leaders asked Speaker Pelosi to respond to the request by February 1, 2008 – the end of the House Democratic Caucus retreat. In the letter, House Republicans also outlined a series of earmark reform standards they will adopt immediately, including:

• No more “monuments to me.” Lawmakers should not use taxpayer money to fund projects named after themselves.
• No more “airdrops.” The process by which Congress spends the American people's money should be completely transparent. Members of Congress should not circumvent transparency by airdropping earmarks into bills in conference at the last minute.
• No “fronts” (no pass-through entities). Taxpayer funds should not be laundered through “front” operations that mask their true recipients. Members of Congress who request earmarks should put forth a plan detailing exactly how the money will be spent and why they believe the use of taxpayer funding is justified.
• Members of Congress who “secure” earmarks should place these plans in the Congressional Record well in advance of floor votes on those earmarks.
• To improve accountability, Members of Congress should require outside earmark recipients to put up “matching funds” where applicable so that American taxpayers do not bear all the risk for such expenditures.
• The Executive Branch should be held accountable for its own earmark practices. The Executive Branch asks for earmarks, too, and has done so under administrations Democratic and Republican alike. Members of Congress should hold present and future Administrations accountable for the way in which taxpayer-funded earmarks are used.

January 25, 2008

    The Honorable Nancy Pelosi

    Speaker of the House

    H-132, the Capitol

    Washington, D.C. 20515

    Dear Speaker Pelosi:

    The earmark process in Congress has become a symbol of a broken

Washington. Wasteful pork-barrel spending has outraged American families

and eroded public confidence in our institution. Both of our parties bear

responsibility for this failure.

    We write tonight to notify you that House Republicans believe that the

earmark system should be brought to an immediate halt, and a bipartisan

select committee should immediately be established for the purpose of

identifying ways to bring fundamental change to the way in which Washington

spends taxpayers' money.

    In the spirit of bipartisan cooperation fostered by our recent

cooperation on a short-term economic growth package, we offer our hope that

you and the members of the House Democratic Caucus will join House

Republicans in supporting these steps, which are urgently needed to begin

the process of fixing Washington's broken spending practices and restoring

trust between the American people and their elected leaders. We

respectfully ask that you and your Caucus consider these urgently-needed

actions and join us in supporting them by the conclusion of your Caucus

retreat next week.

    In the interim, until a complete earmark moratorium is in place and a

bipartisan panel is formed to identify ways to fix Washington's wasteful

pork-barrel spending habits, House Republicans will proceed with the

adoption of a series of earmark reform standards we will insist that all

House Republican members honor. These earmark reform standards include:

    -- No more "monuments to me." Lawmakers should not use taxpayer money

to fund projects named after themselves.

    -- No more "airdrops." The process by which Congress spends the

American people's money should be completely transparent. Members of

Congress should not circumvent transparency by airdropping earmarks into

bills in conference at the last minute.

    -- No more "fronts" or "pass-through" entities. Taxpayer funds should

not be laundered through "front" operations that mask their true

recipients.

    -- Members of Congress who request earmarks should put forth a plan

detailing exactly how the money will be spent and why they believe the use

of taxpayer funding is justified. Members of Congress who "secure" earmarks

should place these plans in the Congressional Record well in advance of

floor votes on those earmarks.

    -- To improve accountability, Members of Congress should require

outside earmark recipients to put up "matching funds" where applicable so

that American taxpayers do not bear all the risk for such expenditures.

    -- The Executive Branch should be held accountable for its own earmark

practices. The Executive Branch asks for earmarks, too, and has done so

under administrations Democratic and Republican alike. Members of Congress

should hold present and future Administrations accountable for the way in

which taxpayer-funded earmarks are used.

    It is our hope that you and your members will discuss and move quickly

to adopt similar standards during your Caucus retreat.

    The American people believe Washington is broken. Bold action must be

taken to show them we can fix it. We believe the actions House Republicans

are taking today can be a starting point for this kind of change. We hope

that by the end of your own Caucus retreat next week, you and all House

Democrats will join us in supporting an immediate moratorium on all

earmarks and the immediate formation of a bipartisan panel for the purpose

of identifying ways to end wasteful pork-barrel spending in Washington and

bring needed change to the way in which Congress spends taxpayers'

hard-earned money.

    Sincerely,

    John A. Boehner

    Republican Leader

    Roy Blunt

    Republican Whip

    Adam Putnam

    Chairman, Republican Conference

    Kay Granger

    Vice-Chair, Republican Conference

    Tom Cole

    Chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee

    David Dreier

    Ranking Republican, Committee on Rules

    Thaddeus McCotter

    Chairman, Republican Policy Committee

    John Carter

    Secretary, Republican Conference

    Eric Cantor

    Chief Deputy Whip

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Recently, I wrote an op-ed in the Detroit News on CAFÉ standards. I believe Congress should support American manufacturing and American workers and lean on input from and cooperation with the American automotive industry as we consider reforming CAFÉ laws. Unfortunately, Senate Democrats recently chose to do the exact opposite in passing their energy bill, and the House must work to dramatically reform the Senate legislation.

My full column is available if you click here.

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Congressman McCotter receives recognition from a prominent Cuban American blog for his stance on the Cuban embargo issue.

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Welcome to the new House Republican Policy Committee blog!  Check back soon for updates.

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