This op-ed was posted in Newsmax. In two days, the members of the House of Representatives are being asked to vote for a Speaker who will push through an agenda in 100 days. The question remains: what agenda? I will not vote for any speaker until I know the complete answer to that question. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) said Trump has turned politics on its head and that Trump "heard a voice in this country that no one else heard." Not quite. Some of us were listening to the voices of the forgotte...
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This op-ed was posted in the Washington Examiner. On both the right and the left, Americans are ticked off that Washington has been captured by an elitist establishment that appears unconcerned by the struggles of the disappearing middle class. Take this week's news that Obamacare premiums are set to go up over 20 percent across the country. Yet leadership in Washington is determined to take up the highly controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership in the December lame-duck. Will TPP benefit middle-...
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This op-ed was shared by Conservative Review. President Obama’s famous words on executive actions, “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone” was not reflective of a temporary mindset. No, this is how all future liberal presidents plan to govern. Hillary Clinton, if elected president, will need to be checked by a Republican Congress in every issue area. She will especially need to be checked on the issue of firearms. Hillary Clinton sadly misunderstands our fundamental right to keep and bear arms. Ea...
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This op-ed was shared by TheBlaze. The American people have demanded action and accountability from Washington. Yet Congress is preparing to negotiate a big, unaccountable spending package during President Barack Obama’s lame duck — while we ignore our $600 billion deficit. Lame duck sessions historically pass some of the worst legislation. That’s why they’re called lame. Last year, the House produced what Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) called a “crap sandwich.” This year we look likely to approve ...
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This op-ed was shared by The Hill. It has been eight years since our housing market bubble burst, and despite a “recovery” presided over by President Obama, the U.S. economy is still sputtering instead of picking up steam. Americans instinctively know this, because they do not have more in their paychecks or bank accounts, and 63 percent of us cannot cover a $500 emergency. A recent report by the Congressional Research Service found that real gross domestic product (GDP), the value of the goods ...
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This op-ed was shared by TheBlaze. Journalists and media pundits roundly mocked the “apocalyptic” tone of the Republican National Convention, while conveniently forgetting how often the left hails the end of times in its own dark and stormy rhetoric. Secretary of State John Kerry recently stated that air conditioners and refrigerators pose as big a threat to “life on the planet” as terrorists. And lest this appear like an accidental over-statement, the Obama administration has repeated the claim...
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Congress is slowly coming around to the need to enhance national security, according to Virginia Rep. Dave Brat, which makes him optimistic about four bills he proposed this month that would tighten immigration controls and cut off funding for terrorist groups. "Even Paul Ryan is messaging this week that we have to crack down on illegal immigration, as he's running his own race," Brat told the Washington Examiner, referring to the primary election campaign Speaker Ryan is waging against conserva...
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The PROMESA Act creates an unelected, unaccountable "control board" imposed by Congress to manage Puerto Rico's spending and tax policies for at least five years.
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Rep. Brat leads effort, along with Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) and 52 of our colleagues in the House, are asking for language from HR 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (or SAFE) Act of 2015 to be added to must-pass legislation this year.
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