For the first time since Ulysses S. Grant was president (1877) the United States is not ranked as the largest economy in the world. China now takes the number one spot, putting the United States in an unsavory second place. These rankings are based on the International Monetary Fund’s yearly report on the purchasing power …

Yesterday the American people saw a preview of what to expect from the next Congress – America’s New Congress. The House passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act by an overwhelming margin of 404-17. The bill, which listed 85 percent of House Members as co-sponsors, would establish tax-exempt savings accounts for individuals with disabilities.  This may be perceived as …

WASHINGTON, DC – House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 647, the bipartisan Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which allows individuals with disabilities to save for their futures through the creation of tax-free savings accounts. “Tonight the House spoke for millions of …

President Obama promised a lot of things when he entered the Oval Office six years ago. At the top of his list? Affordable health care. However, under the complicated, one-size-fits-all Affordable Care Act, health care costs have risen — and are going, going, going up. One in three insured Americans have put off getting medical treatment because of …

No other piece of legislation on Capitol Hill has earned as much bipartisan and bicameral support as the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE Act H.R. 647/S. 313). Now, the House is on the cusp of moving this landmark legislation across the finish line. And millions of Americans with disabilities are closer than ever …

It’s only 11:00 AM on Wednesday, but here’s what they’ve already written about Obamacare today: The Hill | Harkin: Democrats shouldn’t have settled for ObamaCare He wonders in hindsight whether the law was made overly complicated to satisfy the political concerns of a few Democratic centrists who have since left Congress. “We had the power to do …

Rep. Randy Hultgren represents Illinois’ 14th Congressional District in the House of Representatives. He wrote the following letter, which was published today in the Kane County Chronicle. We just passed Nov. 15 – the start of the next open enrollment period for health insurance. But even with the advent of the Affordable Care Act – also known …

It was June of 2010. America’s economy had bottomed out after experiencing its worst economic collapse since the Great Depression. The White House kicked off its “Recovery Summer,” an effort to show Americans that the Administration’s trillion-dollar stimulus package would indeed deliver the millions of jobs it promised. Today (4 years, 5 months, and 15 days later), Americans’ …

Republican Leadership Press Conference December 2, 2014 Participants: Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) Conference Vice Chair Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) Chair McMorris Rodgers, Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: “Today I’d like to tell you the story of …

Right now Americans all over the country are waiting in lines at Best Buy and Target for the infamous “Black Friday.” But another big shopping event of the year is tomorrow — Small Business Saturday. Every year the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday encourages Americans across the country to visit local businesses and “shop small.” And …