WASHINGTON, D.C. – As another Tax Day rolls around, Congressman Brad Wenstrup is leading a call to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from implementing new rules that Wenstrup says would have a chilling effect on free speech. In late 2013, the IRS proposed new rules to redefine and regulate social welfare organizations like the ACLU and Rotary International, commonly called 501(c)(4) groups because of their designation in the tax code. “We now know Americans and Ohioans were targeted by the I... Read more

Bureaucrats and regulations are one of the biggest impediments to unleashing our economy and the American worker. More and more, government red tape is wrapped around our economic potential and weighing down our recovery, burying Ohio families and businesses in mandated government compliance that costs time and money. A recent Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development study says, when measured by regulation, “it is now easier to start a business in Slovenia, Estonia, and Hungary th... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) has joined with other freshman members in signing a letter demanding entitlement and tax reform, as well as serious spending cuts. Wenstrup released the following quote regarding the letter: “I was pleased that some of my Democratic freshman colleagues share my concern that the over-taxing and skyrocketing national debt advocated by Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi are hurting everyday Americans. This letter sends a clear message that overregulation, re... Read more