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RSC Member Activity

2006

Following are RSC member driven initiatives, press releases, articles, and other conservative activity on issues of the day.

(12/18/2006) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) spoke about reinvigorating conservatism in the U.S. House in this interview in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

(12/11/06) Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) lambasted the "reckless and self-serving" manner in which the House approached fiscal discipline in the final hours of the 109th Congress.  Read more here.

(12/11/06) Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) introduced legislation (H.R. 6426) to balance the federal budget.  Learn more here.

(12/11/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) introduced the Tax Code Termination Act (H.R. 6367) that would sunset the current tax code and require a completely new code in 2010.  Click here for more information.

(12/11/06) --Various RSC Members expressed sorrow at the passing of conservative leader Jeane Kirkpatrick.  Click below to read the statement from: 

(12/11/06) Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) hailed the inclusion of language in the tax extenders bill (H.R. 6111) addressing a problem with the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and incentive stock options (ISOs).  For more details, click here.

(12/11/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) praised the passage of his legislation (H.Res. 1087) to rename a room in the U.S. Capitol in honor of conservative hero Henry Hyde.  Read Rep. Pence's statement here.

(12/11/06) Rep. John Boozman (R-AR) introduced, and shepherded to passage, this resolution (H.Res. 1095) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the terrorist bombing in Amman, Jordan:

(12/11/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) issued this statement commemorating Pearl Harbor Day:

(12/11/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) announced his "egregious earmark of the week," which is not as strapping as it first may seem.

(12/11/06) Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) introduced legislation (H.R. 6343) to modernize the American Red Cross.  Read more here.

(12/4/06) Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) and 25 other House conservatives sent this letter to House Leadership today, urging them to bring a year-long "continuing resolution" to the House floor to fund all remaining appropriations.

(12/4/06) Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) is calling for an extension of the state sales tax deduction and the research and development (R&D) tax credit, both of which expired at the end of 2005.  Click here for more information.

(12/4/06) Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) will introduce this resolution the week of December 4th to honor the late economist Milton Friedman.

(12/4/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) highlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which may not be music to your ears.

(11/20/06) Rep. Roger Wicker (R-MS) is pressing for enactment of legislation allowing for significantly expanded energy exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf.  Click here for more information.

(11/20/06) Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) wrote this op-ed on reasons for giving thanks in America.

(11/13/06) Various RSC Members issued statements in reaction to last week's elections.  Click below to read the statement from:

(11/6/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) hailed the guilty verdict in the Iraqi trial of Saddam Hussein as "a clear milestone of progress."

(11/6/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) was featured this past weekend on CBS' 60 Minutes, for his leadership on earmark reform.

(11/6/06) Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) wrote this op-ed about the New York Times' admitted errors in coverage of the global war on terrorism.

(10/30/06) Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) and 18 other House Republicans sent this letter to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, demanding a full investigation into the Department's Project HOPE program, which has reportedly funded such things as bingo, puppet shows, and yoga:

(10/30/06) Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) condemned last week's ruling by the New Jersey State Supreme Court creating a new right to homosexual unions in New Jersey.  Read Rep. McHenry's full statement here.

(10/30/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) encouraged Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Arlen Specter to eliminate earmarks in the Senate's Labor-HHS appropriations bill, in light of press reports that Senator Specter was considering such a move.  Read Rep. Flake's statement here.

(10/23/06) RSC Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) called for conservative unity in the wake of published reports of conservative infighting.  To see Rep. Pence's complete statement, click here.

(10/23/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) praised U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters for addressing the need to reform the formula used by the federal government to distribute transportation funds.  Read the complete statement here.

(10/23/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) spotlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which is a bit fruity.

(10/9/06) Various RSC Members reacted strongly to the reports of the North Korean nuclear test.  Click below to read the statement from:

(10/2/06) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) praised House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-CA) for objecting to combining all the remaining appropriations bills for FY2007 into an omnibus bill.  Read the full Hensarling statement here. 

(10/2/06) Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) released this list of Republican successes on values issues.

(10/2/06) Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX) is seeking co-sponsors for a resolution (H.Res. 1060) to amend House Rules and allow Members of Congress to redirect to deficit reduction any of the funds cut by an adopted appropriations amendment.  Learn more here.

(10/2/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) sent this letter to House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), expressing opposition to providing supplemental disaster aid for farmers and rural areas without commensurate offsets in agricultural spending.

(10/2/06) Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) wrote this op-ed in The Washington Times, entitled "Keeping Terrorism Away."

(10/2/06) Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) is seeking co-sponsors on this resolution (H.Res. 1074) expressing a sense of the House that state and local governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration.

(10/2/06) Rep. Stevan Pearce (R-NM) is seeking co-sponsors for the CLEAN TOWN Act (H.R. 6155), which would create an online, publicly-accessible database of convicted felony drug dealers.  For more information, click here.

(10/2/06) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) is seeking support for two bills, America's Commitment to Veterans Act (H.R. 5967), and the Veterans Community Health Enhancement Act (H.R. 5968), both of which are aimed at increasing funds for Veterans Administration medical services by decreasing lower-priority spending.  Read the details here.

(9/25/06) 41 House conservatives sent this letter to House Leadership, expressing categorical opposition to bringing stand-alone legislation to the House floor this year that would increase the federal minimum wage.

(9/25/06) Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced that 20 conservative organizations sent this joint letter to Members of Congress, urging strong support for the Pence-Cantor bill (H.R. 6057), which would end the capital gains tax on inflation.

(9/25/06) Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) is seeking co-sponsors for the Health Savings Accounts for Veterans Act (H.R. 5862), which would permit veterans who use the VA health care system the freedom to establish Health Savings Accounts.  Read more here.

(9/25/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), along with several of his congressional colleagues, issued this statement, commenting on the progress made in the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar, which last week became the second province turned over to full Iraqi control.

(9/18/06) Various RSC Members praised last week's RSC-inspired change in House rules that will bring greater transparency to the earmark process.  Click below to read the statement from:

(9/18/06) Rep. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wrote this op-ed on the need to make English the official language of the federal government.

(9/18/06) RSC Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) wrote this op-ed in Human Events, outlining recent conservative victories in Congress and offering an optimistic vision for conservatives in the future:

(9/18/06) Rep. John Culberson (R-TX), on the RSC Blog, encouraged fellow RSC Members to post their earmark requests on their websites for public scrutiny.  To read and comment on the blog post, click here.

(9/18/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) introduced legislation (H.R. 6057) to eliminate the capital gains tax on inflation.  For more information, click here.

(9/18/06) Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) will soon introduce this legislation to block federal funds for the renovation of the UN Headquarters building in Manhattan until the UN reforms its contracting procedures.

(9/18/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) encouraged his colleagues to celebrate Constitution Day, which was September 17, 2006, the 219th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.  Read more here.

(9/18/06) Rep. John Linder (R-GA) is seeking co-sponsors for the Aviation Industry Tax Equity Act (H.R. 5702), which would suspend the 4.3 cents-per-gallon tax on commercial aviation fuel through September 30, 2007.  Click here for additional information.

(9/11/06) Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) and 40 other House conservatives sent this RSC-initiated letter to House Leadership, urging them to defend the House's approach to expanded energy exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf when negotiating with the Senate (H.R. 4761).

(9/11/06) Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) will soon introduce the REAL Supplemental Act, which would set three criteria for supplemental appropriations spending.  Click here to learn more.

(9/11/06) Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) lambasted the "hypocritical" Democrat attacks on Republican ties to lobbyists, in light of reports that Democrats are initiating increased contacts with lobbyists.  Read Rep. Shadegg's complete statement here.

(9/11/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) criticized the House's attention to horse slaughter last week in this statement.

(8/28/06) Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) called the FDA's decision to make the "Plan B" birth control/abortion pill available without a prescription "premature" and "irresponsible."  Read Dr. Weldon's complete statement here.

(8/28/06) Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) also criticized the FDA's "Plan B" ruling, calling it "dangerous" and "legally unfounded" in this statement.

(8/28/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) sent this letter to House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), asking whether earmark reform would apply to the 1700 earmarks in the House's remaining appropriations bill, funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

(8/21/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) highlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which could be seen as a ticket to increased spending.

(8/21/06) Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) wrote this op-ed about the next six months being critical for the future of Iraq.

(8/7/06) Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and 10 fellow House Republicans sent this letter to the European Union, urging it to add Hezbollah to its list of terrorist organizations.

(8/7/06) Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) rebuked any attempt to assign moral equivalence between Israel and Hezbollah.  Read more here.

(8/7/06) Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) criticized "those in Congress who refuse to denounce Hezbollah as a terrorist organization."  Click here to read Rep. Blackburn's complete statement.

(7/31/06) Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) and 29 fellow conservative House members sent this letter to House leadership, urging them not to bring a bill raising the federal minimum wage to the House floor.

(7/31/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) introduced legislation (H.Res. 960) to close the loophole in House Rules that allows state and local governments (including public universities) to give unlimited amounts of gifts to Members of Congress and their staffs.  Click here for more details.

(7/31/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) applauded House Leadership for promising to advance the earmark transparency reforms contained in the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 4975) as a separate bill in September, if the complete lobbying reform package cannot be completed in time.  Read more here.

(7/31/06) Rep. Chris Chocola (R-IN) introduced the Working American Competitiveness Act (H.R. 5986), which would eliminate the double taxation of income earned abroad.  Click here for more information.

(7/31/06) Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) is calling for the deployment of a missile defense system, in light of the increasing threats to the United States.  Click here to read more.

(7/31/06) Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is gathering co-sponsors on a resolution (H.Res. 976) condemning human rights abuses in Iran.  Read more here.

(7/31/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is gathering support for his Cut the Unnecessary Tab (CUT) resolution, which would implement a series of procedures aimed at making it easier to rescind programs and save real money during the legislative process.  Learn more here.

(7/31/06) Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) released this update on the Republican successes on values issues this Congress.

(7/31/06) Rep. Mike Sodrel (R-IN) introduced a bill (H.R. 5917) to exempt the first $10,000 of tip income from federal taxes.  Click here for additional details.

(7/31/06) Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) is seeking co-sponsoring for the Health Savings Accounts for Veterans Act (H.R. 5862), which would allow veterans who use the VA health care system to establish HSAs.  For more information, click here.

(7/31/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) highlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which shows how congressmen can really bring home the bacon:

(7/31/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) touted the inclusion of his amendment in the Child Protection and Safety Act (H.R. 4472), which became law last week.  The Pence Amendment allows prosecutions of "home pornographers" to proceed in federal court.  Learn more here.

(7/31/06) Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) wrote this op-ed, "setting the record straight" on stem cell research:

(7/31/06) Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) is gathering support for the Reservist's Employer Support Paycheck Enhancement Act (H.R. 5751), which would provide a tax credit for employers who continue to pay active duty Guard members or Reservists up to their full civilian pay.  For more details, click here.

(7/31/06) Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) commended the address to a joint session of Congress by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in this statement.

(7/24/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) led the RSC effort to gather dozens of signatures on this letter urging Leadership to require that bills coming to the House floor immediately comply with the sunshine-in-earmarking requirements of the House-passed Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 4975) even before H.R. 4975 gets signed into law.

(7/24/06) Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) is seeking co-sponsors for his North Korea Nonproliferation Act (H.R. 5805), which would authorize the President to impose sanctions on any foreign person believed to have transferred goods, services, or technologies to North Korea that could contribute to its ability to produce missiles, nuclear weapons, and other weapons of mass destruction..  Learn more here.

(7/24/06) Rep. John Linder (R-GA) is seeking co-sponsors for the U.S. General Population Act (H.R. 5523), which would align U.S. immigration laws with the Mexican General Population Act.  Click here for more information.

(7/24/06) Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) introduced the Commission On Reforming Entitlement (CORE) Spending Act (H.R. 5859), which would create a 15-member commission to develop legislation to reform entitlement benefit programs without raising taxes.  Click here for more details.

(7/24/06) Rep. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wrote this op-ed about the need for a national missile defense.

(7/24/06) Numerous RSC Members cheered President Bush's veto, the first of his presidency, of a bill (H.R. 810) requiring the federal government to spend taxpayer dollars on embryonic stem cell research.  Click below to read the statement from:

(7/17/06) Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) is promoting his Abolishment of Obsolete Agencies and Federal Sunset Act (H.R. 3282), which would establish a 12 member bipartisan federal Sunset Commission, before which every federal agency would have justify its current existence (in the days leading up to its scheduled sunset), as well as its need for future tax dollar funding, or face reorganization or abolishment.  Learn more here.

(7/17/06) Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) introduced the Government Efficiency Act (H.R. 5766), which would establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of domestic agencies and programs and make recommendations for the elimination or realignment of unnecessary ones.  Click here for more information.

(7/17/06) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is promoting the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 5684) and its reform of labor practices in the Middle East.  Read more here in this bipartisan letter.

(7/17/06) Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) is seeking co-sponsors on a resolution condemning the recent terrorist bombings in India.  Click on this link for more information.

(7/17/06) Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) is seeking co-sponsors for the Military Fallen Heroes Protection Act (H.R. 5772), which would prohibit the unauthorized use of names, images, and likenesses of members of the Armed Forces.  Click here for more information.

(7/17/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) spotlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," a perfect example of government largesse.

(7/17/06) Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) wrote this op-ed on the best way to protect traditional marriage.

(7/17/06) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) is questioning whether providing a $1.5 billion earmark to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (as included in the National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2005, H.R. 3496) should be federal priority.  The earmark is seven times larger than Alaska's "Bridge to Nowhere."  Click here to learn more.

(7/10/06) Rep. Mark Green (R-WI) introduced this resolution (H.Res. 823) commending the volunteer efforts of faith-based and community organizations in response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.

(7/03/06) Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) introduced the Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership (SKIL) Act (H.R. 5744), which would restore to previous levels the number of visas for high-skilled immigrants.  Click here for more information.

(7/03/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) sent this letter to House Leadership, urging that a bill (H.R. 3496) authorizing $1.5 billion in federal funds for Washington, DC's metro system not be brought to the House floor without at least an offset.

(7/03/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) offered a series of amendments that would block funding for various earmarks in the Science, State, Justice, Commerce appropriations bill (H.R. 5672).  All of the amendments were defeated.  Click here for more information

(7/03/06) Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced the HSA Premium Affordability Act (H.R. 5586), which would allow people who do not receive their health insurance as part of a group plan to use their HSA money to pay for high-deductible health plan premiums.  Click here for more information.

(7/03/06) Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) wrote this op-ed on why it's important that Taiwan remain free.

(6/26/06) Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) and 32 other House Members sent this letter to HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson thanking him for taking action against the prevention of bible studies in public housing.

(6/26/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) introduced a resolution (H.Res. 880) marking the one-year anniversary of the Kelo v. City of New London decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a local government to seize and transfer private property from a homeowner to a corporate developer for economic development reasons. Click here to learn more.

(6/26/06) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) touted last week's House passage of the Legislative Line-Item Veto Act (H.R. 4890), a core aspect of the RSC's call for budget reform, which would give the President authority to single out individual spending items in bills that arrive on his desk and send these specific line-items back to Congress for an up-or-down vote under expedited procedures. Click here for more details.

(6/26/06) Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) and 29 other House conservatives sent this letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), expressing opposition to Senator Arlen Specter's (R-PA) revised asbestos trust fund legislation (S. 3274) and requesting that the House instead pass a "medical criteria" bill (H.R. 1957).

(6/26/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) offered a series of amendments that would block funding for various earmarks in the Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 5631). All of the amendments were defeated. Click on this link for more information.

(6/19/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) offered a series of amendments that would block funding for various earmarks in the Transportation-Treasury-HUD appropriations bill (H.R. 5576).  All of the amendments were defeated, including one blocking $500,000 for a swimming pool in California.  Click here and here for more information.

(6/19/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) touted the passage of his amendment to the Transportation-Treasury-HUD appropriations bill (H.R. 5576) preventing taxpayers from funding the construction and expansion of a gay and lesbian multipurpose center in Los Angeles.  Read more here.

(6/12/06) Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) introduced the Zero Baseline Budget Act (H.R. 5470), which would instruct the Congressional Budget Office to calculate the budget baseline in a way that eliminates all automatic increases and excludes emergency and supplemental spending.  Click here for more details.

(6/12/06) Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) introduced the Social Security Number Fraudulent Use Notification Act (H.R. 5409), which would require the Social Security Administration to promptly notify individuals whose numbers have been used illegally.  Learn more here.

(6/12/06) Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) is calling for reform of the Voting Rights Act to remove the especially burdensome regulations to which some states must currently adhere under the Act.  Read Rep. Westmoreland's op-ed here.

(6/12/06) Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) hailed last week's House passage of the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act (S. 193), which sent the bill to the President's desk for signature.  The legislation was in part a reaction to Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl in 2004.  Read Rep. Pitts' statement here.

(6/12/06) Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) introduced the Domestic Energy Production Through Offshore Exploration and Equitable Treatment of State Holdings Act (H.R. 4761), which would accelerate oil and gas exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf and provide coastal states with more self-determination regarding such exploration.  For more information, click here.

(6/12/06) Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) introduced legislation (H.R. 5476) to withhold U.S. funding from the United Nations Human Rights Council because of the membership of human rights abusers on the Council.  Click here for more information:

(6/12/06) Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) introduced legislation (H.R. 5457) to overturn the injunction ("Orantes") that prohibits the expedited removal of Salvadorans who have entered the United States illegally.  Click here to learn more.

(6/12/06) Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduced a bill (H.R. 5528) to limit federal court jurisdiction over state laws restricting pornography.  Click here to read the bill text.

(6/12/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) touted the inclusion of language in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act FY2007 (H.R. 5522) he offered to several appropriations bills this year and in previous years, limiting the number of federal employees who may attend a conference outside of the U.S. at taxpayer expense to no more than 50.  Learn more here.

(6/12/06) Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is seeking co-sponsors for his resolution recognizing the plight of Palestinian Christians.  For more information, click here and here.

(6/12/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) is the lead Republican co-sponsor on a resolution (H.Res. 858) condemning the recent British National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) vote to boycott Israeli academia.  Click here for more details.

(6/12/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) spotlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which might give you stage fright.

(6/12/06) Various RSC Members released statements in reaction to the death of terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a U.S. air strike.  Click below to read the statement from:

(6/5/06) Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) is seeking original co-sponsors for the reintroduction of the Marriage Protection Amendment, which would amend the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman.  Read more here.

(6/5/06) Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) called for reform of the "Sarbanes-Oxley" financial reporting law in this op-ed.

(6/5/06) Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) highlighted this Townhall.com op-ed on the need for Congress to be more attuned to constitutional authority.

(6/5/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) circulated this George Will op-ed on the problems with reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act, including the multilingual ballot mandates

(6/5/06) Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) wrote this op-ed about the importance of allowing oil and gas retrieval from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

(5/29/06) Various RSC Members praised the U.S. Treasury's announcement to stop collecting the telephone tax as of July 31, 2006.  Click to read the statement from:

(5/29/06) Rep. Gary Miller (R-CA) also praised the Treasury's announcement on the telephone tax and used the announcement to call for passage of the Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1898), which would legislatively and permanently repeal this and other related taxes.  Read more here.

(5/29/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) led an effort to remove numerous earmarks from two appropriations bills last week.  His colleagues overwhelmingly defeated the effort.  Click links here and here for additional information.

(5/29/06) Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) introduced the Summer TRIP (Tax Relief in Pumping) Act (H.R. 5462), which would use revenues paid by oil companies for leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to offset a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax for the summer.  Click here for more info.

(5/29/06) Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX) highlighted a recent Federal Trade Commission report that found no evidence of price-gouging by oil companies.  Read more here.

(5/29/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) unveiled the Border Integrity and Immigration Reform Act, which would significantly increase border security measures, while implementing a private-sector, no-amnesty, no-new-path-to-citizenship, guest-worker program requiring people to leave the U.S. before participating.  Click here for additional details:

(5/29/06) Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) introduced this resolution (H.Res. 839) expressing a sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security should not undermine the efforts of citizen groups, such as the Minuteman Project, to preserve the integrity of U.S. borders.

(5/29/06) Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) applauded Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for supporting the United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act (H.R. 2730) during his address to a joint session of Congress last week.  Read Rep. Shadegg's statement here.

(5/29/06) Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) introduced a bill (H.R. 5463) to repeal the tax increase on teenagers recently signed into law.  Click here to learn more.

(5/29/06) Rep. Ernest Istook (R-OK) is stepping up his efforts in support of the Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 58).  Read more here.

(5/29/06) Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) introduced the Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act, which would suspend certain fines for small businesses in cases of first-time, inadvertent paperwork violations.  For more information, click here.

(5/22/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is encouraging opposition to the multilingual voting mandate in the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act (H.R. 9).  Read the details here.

(5/22/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is calling for stricter oversight of what homeland security grant funds can be spent on.  Read more here.

(5/22/06) Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) circulated this editorial about "Net Neutrality," which the Wall Street Journal calls "the Web's Worst New Idea.

(5/22/06) Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) also issued this statement in reaction to Senator Minority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) assertion that making English the official language of the United States would be "racist."

(5/22/06) Rep. Don Manzullo (R-IL) is seeking co-sponsors for his resolution (H.Res. 800) to support the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month.  Click here for more details.

(5/22/06) Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) is seeking co-sponsors on this resolution commending the Government of Canada for its renewed commitment to the Global War on Terror.

(5/22/06) Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) is seeking co-sponsors for the Peremptory Challenge Act, which would allow federal judges to be removed from cases in which they cannot be impartial.  Learn more here.

(5/22/06) Rep. Jim Ryun (R-KS) is seeking co-sponsors for a resolution (H.Res. 786) condemning the election of Iran as one of the vice-chairs of the United Nations Disarmament Commission.  Click here for additional information.

(5/22/06) Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) introduced a bill (H.R. 5425) to exempt Nebraska from the "Wright Amendment" (restrictions on flights from Dallas' Love Field airport).  Read more here.

(5/15/06) Rep. Bob Beauprez (R-CO) will offer an amendment this week to the Interior Appropriations bill to cut the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) by $30 million.  Read more here.

(5/15/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) is seeking co-signers on a letter to the Customs and Border Patrol, asking for clarification of its reported policy of alerting the Mexican Government to the locations of U.S. civil border patrol groups (like the Minutemen).  Click here for more information.

(5/15/06) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and 25 other House conservatives sent this letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-CA), requesting the consideration of the program reductions and terminations in President Bush's FY2007 budget proposal.

(5/15/06) Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) and 27 other House conservatives sent this letter to House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), expressing "serious concerns" with provisions in the tax reconciliation bill and a potential "extenders package" related to charitable organizations.  The provisions were not included in the final tax reconciliation bill that will be signed into law this week.

(5/8/2006) Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) sent this letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary Julie Myers, requesting an investigation into illegal worker information related to the May 1st pro-illegal immigration rallies.

(5/8/2006) Rep. Jim Ryun (R-KS) is seeking co-sponsors on a resolution (H.Res. 793) affirming that the National Anthem should be sung in English.  Click here for more information.

(5/8/2006) Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) and Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) elevated their call for the elimination of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund in this letter.

(5/8/2006) Rep. Don Manzullo (R-IL) sent this letter to House Leadership, urging them to prevent any adjustment in the domestic manufacturing tax break provided in the "FSC-ETI" bill last Congress.

(5/8/2006) Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) introduced the Tax-Free Health Savings Act (H.R. 5262), which would increase Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution limits, make premiums for HSA-compatible insurance tax-deductible, and otherwise make HSAs more affordable and more attractive as a health care option.  For additional details, click here.

(5/8/2006) Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) and Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) authored this op-ed in The Washington Times about increasing competition in health care markets.

(5/8/2006) Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) and 54 other House Members sent this letter to Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett, offering suggestions on how the Administration can improve the implementation of the existing Endangered Species Act now, before Congress acts on permanent reform.

(5/8/2006) Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced the American Flag Display Protection Act (H.R. 5255), which would prohibit a school from receiving federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing a representation of the flag of the United States in a respectful manner.  Read more here.

(5/8/2006) Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) introduced, and the House passed, a resolution (H.Con.Res. 392) honoring Israel on the 58th anniversary of its independence. Read more here.

(5/8/2006) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) highlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which you might wish could be scaled back.

(5/1/2006) Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) will soon introduce the Ethanol Tax Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend the 2.5% tariff and 54-cent-per-gallon duty on the importation of ethanol until January 1, 2007.  Click here to read more.

(5/1/2006) Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) is seeking support for the Truth in Caller ID Act (H.R. 5126), which would make illegal the deceptive practice of "spoofing" caller ID information.  Click here for additional details.

(5/1/2006) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is discouraging his colleagues from boasting about the new Medicare prescription drug entitlement, saying that, "30 million people are more dependent on the federal government than they were a year ago."  Read the full statement here.

(4/24/2006) Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) is seeking original co-sponsors for the Stop Aid to Counterfeiters Act, which would prohibit foreign assistance to organizations that traffic in counterfeit goods and services.   Learn more here.

(4/24/2006) Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) introduced a resolution (H.Con.Res. 381) urging the Bush Administration to permit official visits to the United States by high-level officeholders from Taiwan.  Click here for additional information.

(4/24/2006) Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA) circulated this "Dear Colleague" letter highlighting the groundbreaking research into the lifesaving abilities of postnatal stem cells isolated from primary ("baby") teeth:

(4/24/2006) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) highlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which may put you in a "fowl" mood.

(4/17/2006) Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) is seeking co-sponsors for the Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act (H.R. 4836), which would create tax-free savings accounts in which people could put funds to cover current and future catastrophe-related expenses.  Learn more here.

(4/17/2006) Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) sent this letter to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), requesting further investigation of a possible violation of the requirement that organizations receiving U.S. funds for family planning and population control operate their services in a completely voluntary manner.

(4/17/2006) RSC Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) was featured in this U.S. News & World Report profile.

(4/10/06) Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) is seeking co-sponsors for the Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act (H.R. 5013), which would prohibit any agency using federal disaster relief funds from seizing firearms or restricting firearms possession (except in the circumstances allowed by current federal or state law) and from imposing "no guns" policies not authorized by law.  Learn more here.

(4/10/06) Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA)  is seeking support for the New Options Petroleum Energy Conservation Act (NOPEC), which would provide incentives for environmentally friendly energy advances, including a $1 billion prize for the first automobile manufacturer (incorporated in the U.S.) who designs a gasoline-powered midsize sedan that gets 100 miles to the gallon.  Click here for additional details.

(4/10/06) Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) is gathering signatures on a letter to President Bush, urging him to investigate the charge that Chinese authorities may be harvesting organs, without consent, from living human beings.  For more information, click here.

(4/10/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) explained in this statement why he voted against a resolution (H.Res. 737) encouraging Americans to support the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, which include balancing a checkbook and sticking to a budget:

(4/10/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) also criticized the opening of the Arlen Specter Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center and the Thomas R. Harkin Global Communications Center, each named after a sitting senator controlling appropriations to the centers.

(4/3/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) circulated two editorials about the bill (H.R. 513, "Shays-Meehan") on the House floor this week that will sharply increase federal regulations on citizens advocacy groups known as "527s."  To read the piece in:

  • The Wall Street Journal, click here
  • National Review, click here

(4/3/06) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) responded in the following statements to the Federal Election Commission's (FEC) ruling last week on Internet regulations and the subsequent pulling of the Online Freedom of Speech Act (H.R. 1606) from the House floor schedule:

(4/3/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), and Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R-MN) sent this letter to House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA), requesting that debate on House Leadership's lobbying reform package (H.R. 4975) be structured to allow consideration and voting on each element of the package separately.

(4/3/06) Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) sent this "Dear Colleague" letter, urging support for a deregulatory approach to campaign finance reform, as embodied in the Citizen Freedom and Political Freedom Act (H.R. 4759).

(4/3/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) highlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which may not be music to your ears.

(3/27/06) Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) co-signed this letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, urging the release of Abdul Rahman, who has been jailed for his Christian beliefs.

(3/27/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) was featured in this National Journal piece.

(3/27/06) Rep. Don Manzullo (R-IL) and 20 other House Republicans sent this letter to the U.S. Comptroller General, requesting that he review the processes at the Department of Health and Human Services for determining the accuracy and effectiveness of federally-funded sex education programs.

(3/27/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) spotlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which may leave you all mixed up. Click here for more.

(3/20/06) RSC Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) and RSC Budget and Spending Taskforce Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) led a conservative charge against the rule for debate on the war/hurricane supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 4939).  Learn why in the statements from Reps. Pence and Hensarling.

To see the roll-call vote for this rule vote, click here.

(3/20/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) announced plans to introduce legislation permitting pre-approved privately financed congressional travel. Read more here.

(3/20/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) introduced the Sunlight Act (H.R. 4967), which would require privately-funded congressional travel to be pre-approved by the Committee on Standards and require the travel to be posted on the Internet within five days. For more information, click here.

(3/20/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) is seeking co-sponsors for a resolution (H.Res. 707), which would condemn Iran for its offer to support Hamas and for its solicitation of other Arab countries to do the same.  Click here for more details.

(3/20/06) Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced a resolution (H.Res. 731) commending the Patriot Guard Riders for shielding mourning military families from protesters at funerals.  For additional details, click here.

(3/20/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) highlighted his "egregious earmark of the week," which you may find to be a little cracked up.

(3/13/06) Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) and 26 other House conservatives sent this letter to House Leadership, asking them to bring the emergency funding requests for the War on Terror and for Gulf Coast hurricane relief to the House floor as two separate, amendable bills.

(3/13/06) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduced legislation (H.R. 4890) to give the President enhanced rescission authority, commonly known as the constitutional line-item veto, for striking wasteful spending items from appropriations bills.  Read more here.

(3/13/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) spotlighted this "egregious earmark of the week," which you might think is child's play.

(3/13/06) Various RSC Members released statements on the RSC Budget.. Read the statement from:

(3/03/06) Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) introduced the Small Business Expensing Permanency Act (H.R. 4790), which would expand and make permanent the amounts a small business can expense (claim a full tax deduction) under Section 179 of the tax code.  Read more here.

(3/03/06) Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) sent this "Dear Colleague" letter in support of the civilian nuclear agreement reached between the U.S. and India last week.

(3/03/06) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), on behalf of the RSC, sent this letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Josh Bolten, requesting a detailed accounting of how the supplemental appropriations already provided for the War on Terror and Gulf Coast hurricane relief have been spent.

(3/03/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) sent this letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-CA), urging that all supplemental spending for hurricane relief and the War on Terror be offset by reductions in other spending.

(3/03/06) Eight RSC Members, in light of mounting pressure to increase federal regulations on citizens groups known as "527s," sent this letter to House Leadership, stating that they will not vote for any legislation containing an increase in federal campaign finance regulations that does not also contain a simultaneous decrease in other campaign regulations.

(3/03/06) Rep. Don Manzullo (R-IL) outlined several reforms that would require the Executive Branch to more closely scrutinize deals when foreign government-owned enterprises try to purchase companies operating in the United States.  Read more here.

(3/03/06) Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) introduced legislation (H.R. 4862) to make permanent the moratorium on taxes for Internet usage.  Learn more here.

(3/03/06) Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) introduced legislation (H.R. 4725) to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  Click here to read the text of the bill.

(3/03/06) Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) wrote this op-ed linking congressional ethics reform to earmark reform.

(2/27/06) Rep. Melissa Hart (R-PA) is seeking original co-sponsors for the Tax Return Choice Act, which would prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from unilaterally expanding its mission to prepare tax returns.  Read more here.

(2/24/06) Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) wrote this op-ed on the need to "confront runaway entitlement spending" when writing the federal budget this year.

(2/24/06) Rep. Mark Green (R-WI) wrote this op-ed on the need to find "an end to the era of earmarks."

(2/24/06) Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-VA) and 12 other Members of Congress sent this letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, urging her to take action against the European Union officials who have slandered adoptive parents in Europe.

(2/21/06) Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX) introduced a resolution (H.Res. 690) that would amend House Rules to require that any bill or joint resolution that establishes a new federal program contain an offsetting reduction in spending and terminate an existing federal program or programs. Click here for more information.

(2/21/06) Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) will soon introduce a resolution that would amend House Rules to prohibit the use of "omnibus" appropriations bills.  Learn more here.

(2/21/06) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) sent this letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), warning that they will oppose any future long-term increases in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) borrowing authority for the national flood insurance program if such increases are not offset or not accompanied by fundamental reforms in the flood insurance program.

(2/21/06) Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) circulated this Roll Call op-ed by former Federal Election Commissioner Bradley Smith, who criticizes recent calls by Republicans for increased campaign finance regulations.

(2/21/06) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) called on Congress to fully offset the costs of the new supplemental spending requests from President Bush on hurricane relief, avian flu prevention and treatment, and the War on Terror.  Read Rep. Hensarling's full statement here.

(2/21/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) called for a political marriage of fiscal and ethical reform in this statement.

(2/21/06) Nine RSC Members signed onto this bi-partisan letter calling for the passage of the Iran Freedom Support Act (H.R. 282), which would deny critical resources to the Iranian regime.

(2/21/06) Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued this statement about the need to hold Iran accountable for its dangerous behavior.

(2/21/06) Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called for stricter congressional oversight of the potential transfer of port security at several major U.S. ports to a company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.  Read Rep. Blackburn's statement here.

(2/21/06) Rep. Mike Sodrel (R-IN) introduced a bill (H.R. 4776) to affirmatively remove the review of congressional speech content from the jurisdiction of federal courts. Click here for more details.

(2/13/06) Various RSC Members released statements, most of them cautiously optimistic, in reaction to President Bush's budget proposal. To read the statement from:

(2/13/06) Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) wrote this op-ed in Human Events about his painful return visit to the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam, where he was held captive and tortured for seven years.

(2/13/06) Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) urged President Bush to consider the power to force congressional votes on costly "pet projects," as would be granted in the SLICE Act (H.R. 4699) Read more here.

(2/13/06) Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) introduced a resolution (H.Res. 662) to amend the House Rules to attribute appropriations earmarks to their sponsoring Member of Congress. For more information, click here.

(2/13/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) wrote this op-ed in The New York Times about earmarks becoming the "currency of corruption" in Congress.

(2/13/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) and eight other RSC Members sent this letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt, seeking information about how many taxpayer dollars HHS plans to spend to send federal employees to the International AIDS Conference in Toronot this summer.

(2/13/06) Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) wrote this "Dear Colleague" letter, urging that Congress refrain from implementing new campaign contribution limits on Indian tribes.

(2/13/06) Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-SC) introduced the Public Prayer Protection Act (H.R. 4364), which would remove all establishment clause cases involving prayer by public officials to the jurisdiction of state courts. Click here for more.

(2/13/06) Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) released this statement expressing "grave concerns" about Iran's nuclear intentions.

(2/13/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and 55 other House Republicans sent this letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), expressing reservations about renewing the multilingual ballot provisions in the Voting Rights Act.

(2/13/06) Rep. John Campbell (R-CA), the newest RSC member, was featured in this piece in The Hill.

(2/13/06) Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) will soon introduce a bill that amends the Wire Act to expand its prohibitions on Internet gambling to include all bets or wagers, not just bets or wagers on sporting events or contests. Click here for more details.

(2/13/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) highlighted his "egregious earmark" of the week--a federally funded opera house. Learn more here.

(2/13/06) Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) wrote this op-ed about abortion and the health of the mother.

(2/13/06) Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) delivered this address on the state of the Republican Party at last week's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

(2/1/06) Rep. Steve King (R-IA) sent this letter to House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA), making various suggestions for lobbying reform.

(2/1/06) Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) introduced three lobbying reform bills (H.R. 4669, H.R. 4670, H.R. 4671) aimed at "promot[ing] transparency in the lobbying process and hold[ing] Members and staff accountable to upholding the ethical standards of the Congress."  Click here for more information.

(2/1/06) Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced the Leadership PAC Disclosure Act (H.R. 4655), which would require a leadership political action committee (PAC) to disclose which Member of Congress controls it.

(2/1/06) Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) introduced the Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Center Price Disclosure and Litigation Act (H.R. 4450), which would encourage [price transparency for uninsured people seeking hospital care.

(2/1/06) Various RSC Members enthusiastically cheered the final passage of the Deficit Reduction Act (S. 1932, the "spending reconciliation bill"), which will soon be sent to the President for signature into law.  To read the statement from:

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(1/30/06) Various RSC Members issued statements in reaction to President Bush's State of the Union Address last week.  Most statements were positive, though some expressed mixed reviews.  To read the statement from:

(1/30/06) Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) is calling for a "property rights revival," in light of BB&T's decision not to provide financing for eminent domain projects.  Click here for more information.

(1/30/06) Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) issued this statement in reaction to the Palestinian parliamentary victories of the terrorist organization Hamas.

(1/30/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), a leader on earmark reform, described House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis' (R-CA) proposal to reduce the total number of earmarks as "not enough."  Click here to read Rep. Flake's statement.

(1/30/06) Rep. Flake also highlighted another "egregious" earmark of the week in Alaska.

(1/30/06) Rep. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wrote this op-ed on the importance of the conservative electoral victories in Canada.

(1/23/06) Yesterday was the 33rd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, which prohibited the states from restricting abortions, and various RSC Members released statements marking this tragic anniversary and supporting today's March for Life on the National Mall:

(1/23/06) Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) is seeking co-sponsors for the Public Trust and Accountability Act (H.R. 4548), which would deny retirement benefits to any federal employee (including elected officials and judges at all levels) who is convicted of abusing the power of his or her federal position.  Click here for more information.

(1/23/06) Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) unveiled legislation to prevent people from fraudulently accessing the phone records of unsuspecting consumers.  Click here for more information.

(1/23/06) Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) wrote this op-ed on the recent successes of the Republican Study Committee.

(1/17/06) Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) is gathering support for two lobbying reform proposals regarding travel disclosure forms and House floor privileges.  Click on these three links for more information:

(1/17/06) Rep. Mark Green (R-WI) sent this letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA), requesting that the proposal to create an online lobby disclosure website be included in the lobbying reform package likely to be considered on the House floor in February.

(1/17/06) Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) wrote this op-ed on what's working--and what's not working--in stem cell research.

(1/5/06) Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), in light of the growing Abramoff scandal, is reiterating his call for reform of the earmark process.  Click on these two links for more information:

(1/3/06) Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-NY) is urging the Senate to quickly pass the Stealth Tax Relief Act (H.R. 4096), which passed the House in December.  Click here for more information.

 

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