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View From the Capitol - Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's Newsletter for the Week of December 3-7, 2012

As our country crept another week closer to the fiscal cliff that presents hardworking Americans and small businesses with additional tax burdens, I learned that I would have the opportunity to play a greater role in the budget process when I was asked to serve on the House Budget Committee, beginning in January. This is the committee primarily responsible for developing the annual budget resolution that sets the aggregate levels of spending, revenue, the deficit or surplus, and public debt expected to occur in any fiscal year.

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's statement on today's anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) has released the following statement to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor: “It was 71 years ago today that Japanese warplanes shattered the morning silence with their infamous sneak attack on Pearl Harbor that thrust America into World War II. President Franklin Roosevelt fittingly called December 7, 1941 “a date which will live in infamy.” Today we honor those who perished in the attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the men and women who answered the call to fight for our freedoms and liberties. At the same time we express our pride and admiration for members of the United States Armed Forces who have continued and are continuing to respond to threats facing our country. Today’s enemies are different in that they lack the uniforms of previous adversaries, but threats remain, and the legacy of service and sacrifice exhibited 71 years ago lives on. We thank America’s finest for selflessly guarding the nation we love.”

Hartzler to serve on House Budget Committee

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) has been chosen to serve on the House Budget Committee - the committee primarily responsible for developing the annual budget resolution that sets the aggregate levels of spending, revenue, the deficit or surplus, and public debt expected to occur in any fiscal year. “I am pleased to welcome Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler to the House Budget Committee,” said Budget Committee Chairman Ryan. “In the short time she has been in Congress, Vicky has demonstrated a firm commitment to addressing Washington’s runaway spending. The Committee is fortunate to have a small business owner who has signed the front of the check as well as the back of it. I look forward to working with her to put the brakes on the irresponsible spending that is leading to broken promises and less economic opportunity.”

View From the Capitol - Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's Newsletter for the Week of November 26-30, 2012

The year is rapidly drawing to a close with America moving dangerously close to the fiscal cliff that could spell economic disaster for taxpayers and small businesses as well our national defense, which would face devastating cuts. According to estimates from the non-partisan Tax Policy Center, the tax increases would add $3,500 to the average family’s tax liability. Military and program cuts would happen because of a process known as sequestration, which results from the inability of last year’s Super Committee to reach an agreement on cutting our bloated national debt.

Statement from Congresswoman Hartzler calling on President Obama to put forward framework to avert the fiscal cliff

View From the Capitol - Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's Newsletter for the Week of November 19-23, 2012

As we celebrated Thanksgiving, I said a prayer of thanks for many things: family, friends, health, our military, another year of God’s faithfulness on the farm despite the drought, and the privilege of living in the greatest country on earth. One of the greatest blessings I gave thanks for is the honor of representing the good people of Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District in our Nation’s Capital. I consider it such a privilege to get to fight for each of you and I thank you for this opportunity to serve you.

View From the Capitol - Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's Newsletter for the Week of November 12-16, 2012

Congress reconvened this week for the start of what is known as the post-election “lame duck” session in which your representatives complete unfinished business – and that includes trying to prevent the country from going off what has been termed the “fiscal cliff” that we will be facing in January. That’s when, if no agreement is reached, American taxpayers will be subjected to enormous tax increases that threaten to worsen our economy and devastate the nation’s employment picture.

View From the Capitol - Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's Newsletter for the Week of November 5-9, 2012

Good Day, Election Day has come and gone and America has moved a step closer to “Taxmageddon” - the end-of-the-year tax hike that will spell economic hardship for hardworking families and small businesses. It is up to a lame duck session of Congress to take steps to ensure America does not drive over the fiscal cliff that will lead to this severe hardship. Simply put, unless the course we’re on is changed we will have to deal with new, higher tax rates come January. This tax increase is expected to be so devastating that economists at Ernst & Young estimate it would impact nearly one million small businesses and cost our nation 710,000 jobs during the worst unemployment crisis since the Great Depression.

Congresswoman Hartzler pays tribute to Americans who have served our country

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) has issued the following Veterans Day statement: “This Veterans Day, citizens of this great land pay tribute to our men in women in uniform who have given so much to keep us free. Since its origin as Armistice Day marking the end of World War One, November 11th has been a day for Americans to honor those who have served at home and abroad. As the daughter of an Army Reservist, I learned the importance of this day early on in life. Now, as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, my respect and admiration for the defenders of our freedoms grow every day. We are blessed to live in the land of the free because of the many sacrifices made by the brave. We honor the devotion of these brave men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces by saying “thank you” to them and to their families who have made and continue to make sacrifices of their own. As Americans, we owe our heroes a debt of gratitude we will never be able to repay. May God bless our veterans and may God bless America.”

View From the Capitol - Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler's Newsletter for the Week of October 22-26, 2012

It has been more than a month and a half since the September 11th terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya – a terrorist attack that killed four U.S. citizens, including Ambassador Chris Stevens – and the Obama Administration is still refusing to give the facts about this tragedy to the American people. Strikingly, most of the information the public is learning is through media reports. It is the responsibility of those in charge to tell us what they know about this sad event.