Representative Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (TN-04) released the following statement marking 1,200 days since Senate Democrats last adopted a budget: “Tomorrow marks a disappointing and unprecedented 1,200 days since Senate Democrats have passed a budget as required by law. Not only has the Senate failed to pass a budget, they haven’t even produced a budget proposal to be voted on. “Our nation faces a fiscal and economic crisis that makes the need for a long-term financial roadmap ...

On Friday, July 27, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released a report showing that the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has slowed to an annual rate of 1.5 percent vs. a 3.5 percent rate in 2010. “Today’s dismal economic report provides us with further evidence that this administration’s policies of more spending, more regulation and more government are moving our economy in the wrong direction,” said Representative DesJarlais. “...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released a report on Friday, showing that the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has slowed to an annual rate of 1.5 percent vs. a 3.5 percent rate in 2010.

By Rep. Darrell Issa and Rep. Scott DesJarlais It has been said before and it remains true: Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. Yet the Obama administration continues to bury American job creators with more and more red tape, and businesses are struggling to keep up. We cannot continue to suffocate our nation’s business owners and entrepreneurs with excessive and poorly constructed rules. It is time for businesses to grow, hire and contribute to a healthy econo...

– Representative Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) issued the following statement on the May Unemployment Report showing that the economy added just 69,000 jobs in May - well below expectations of 150,000 – and that the unemployment rate rose up to 8.2 percent. “Despite President Obama’s promise that his policies would reduce the unemployment rate to below six percent, today’s report marks 40 consecutive months of unemployment higher than eight percent. Clearly the president’s approac...

WASHINGTON, DC –Representative Scott DesJarlais’ Stopping Needless Additional Performance Bonuses (SNAP) Act will be included as part of the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which is scheduled to be voted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012. The Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act will prevent across-the-board spending cuts to our military that are set to take effect this January as a result of the failure of the Supercommittee to cut $1.2 trillion dollars from our debt...

In one of the strangest political turn of events that I’ve witnessed since being elected to Congress, the American people have seen President Barack Obama attempting to channel former President Ronald Reagan as part of an effort to garner support for his so-called Buffett Rule. During the last few months, the president has traversed our nation holding numerous press conferences where he has claimed that Ronald Reagan would have supported the very same Buffett Tax he is propos...