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Where the New Jobs Are
Oct 27, 2010
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The September state unemployment numbers came out last Friday, and we couldn't help noticing that three of the four states with the highest job losses were California (-63,500), New York (-37,600) and New Jersey (-20,200). The other was Massachusetts (-20,900). Texas, meanwhile, gained 4,000 jobs.
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Sam Johnson pushes employee tuition assistance
Jun 28, 2010
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced new legislation to empower employees with employer-provided education benefits, the Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2010, H.R. 5600.
“Employees are asked to do more for their jobs. While companies can’t always pay people a highe...
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Johnson to Democrats:
Jun 24, 2010
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) took to the House floor to advocate fiscal restraint instead of hiking taxes to rev up the economy and spur job creation.
Recently the House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) acknowledged that the House Democrats will likely raise taxes on hard...
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GDP: Growing Democrats' Program
Jun 23, 2010
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It’s astounding how the Democrats in Washington have broken their promise to change Congress. We recently marked an ominous milestone in our nation’s fiscal history when the Obama Administration announced that the U.S. debt hit a record $13 trillion. By the end of the year the U.S. debt is expecte...
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Sam Johnson:
Jun 9, 2010
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) urged fiscal restraint in the wake of unprecedented debt levels sparked by unbridled government spending over the last two years.
Last week marked an ominous milestone in our nation’s fiscal history when the Obama Administration announced that t...
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Get the government out of the business of running small business
Feb 23, 2010
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Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.—Texas) took to the House floor to urge his colleagues to vote with the small business owner in mind. His remarks come at a time when a record 16 million Americans are unemployed.
Johnson believes that the road to economic recovery depends on giving small business...
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Johnson helps local students, parents learn more about paying for college
Jan 12, 2010
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This weekend Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd-Dist.—Texas) and The Sallie Mae Fund hosted over 100 local students at a free saving, planning and paying for college workshop in Plano. The workshop coincided with the release of the 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) form.
“We wa...
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Johnson on raising the national debt limit: “In Texas, we call that having champagne taste on a beer budget”
Dec 16, 2009
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Today, the House voted to raise the nation’s debt limit by $290 billion dollars to a staggering $12.394 trillion.
Since the Democrats took control of Congress in 2007, the debt limit has increased by more than 33%. This is in great part due to the recent spending by the Democrats which this year h...
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Must read: Democrats want to raise the national debt limit
Dec 10, 2009
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Dems to lift debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion, fear 2010 backlash
By: David Rogers
Politico
In a bold but risky year-end strategy, Democrats are preparing to raise the federal debt ceiling by as much as $1.8 trillion before New Year’s rather than have to face the issue again prior to the 2010 ele...
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Cong. Sam Johnson asks “where are the jobs?”
Dec 9, 2009
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Today U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) spoke out against the Democrats’ answer of more money and more government to strengthen the struggling economy. Specifically, Johnson highlighted that the Administration has not kept its promise that the $787 stimulus package passed last February...
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