Paul Gosar and house colleagues pass job creation bill

Washington - Today Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and colleagues passed H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act.

GOP Lawmaker Calls for LightSquared Inquiry

A key House Republican on Thursday called for an investigation into whether White House officials helped LightSquared, a start-up wireless company, with its proposal for a new national wireless network.

GOP argues bill would block ‘radical’ EPA student programs

A conservative House Republican wants to block Environmental Protection Agency student internship and fellowship programs that he alleges are catering only to students that share the Obama administration’s “radical” priorities.

Rep. Stephen Fincher introduces bills to block EPA rule, suspend capital gains taxes

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher introduced legislation Monday that would delay for 10 years an EPA rule to curb sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution crossing state lines. The freshman Republican from West Tennessee also introduced a bill that would suspend collection of the capital gains tax for 10 years.

Bill would expand hunting, fishing on federal lands

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House last week would potentially open additional federal land to hunting and fishing.

'Same old song and dance' from Obama about jobs, U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg says

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, released the following statement after President Barack Obama’s speech Thursday to a joint session of Congress.

Bipartisan bill would require transparency of supercommittee

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday designed to heighten the transparency surrounding the deficit-slashing supercommittee.

U.S. Rep. Kinzinger tells Chamber fewer regulations means more jobs

JOLIET — U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger hopes the result of dealing with high unemployment will make his own job less important.

Release: McHenry Supports House-passed Debt Plan

Today’s debt deal represents an absolute repudiation of President Obama’s tax and spend policies.

WSJ: US Stocks Plunge in Selloff; DJIA Falls As Much as 604 Points

U.S. stocks tumbled in a Monday rout that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging as much as 604 points, falling beneath 11,000 for the first time since November, as investors fled from risky assets in the first trading session since Standard & Poor's downgraded the federal government's credit rating late Friday.

WSJ: House to Vote on Debt-Ceiling Plan Hinged on Balanced-Budget Amendment

U.S. House Republicans said Friday they planned to vote next week on a proposal to raise the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion and reduce spending by at least a matching amount, but would hinge the plan on a constitutional amendment that would limit future spending.

McHenry Statement on June Jobs Report

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, issued the following remarks regarding the release of June employment numbers: