It’s recently been revealed that the Department of Justice accessed phone records from the Associated Press while investigating a national security leak. This included seizing AP phone records from the House of Representatives Press Gallery, which is often used for phone conversations between reporters and Members of Congress. I explain my views on the issue in a new article here. These investigat... Read more »
OC Register We need more jobs, in California and throughout the country. America's official 7.6 percent unemployment rate reflects a worse situation than it seems, since the figure does not account for millions of jobless Americans who have stopped looking for work. In fact, the number of Americans who work or are seeking work fell by a half million people in March, yielding the lowest monthly rat... Read more »
First introduced by Rep. Nunes in December 2010, the House legislation requires enhanced transparency for state and local pension plans while prohibiting the federal government from bailing out those systems.
The bill, whose principal authors also include Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (WI-1), Senator Richard Burr (NC), and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (CA-49), has been endorsed by a wide array of watchdog groups and other organizations, including Americans for Tax Reform, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, the American Conservative Union, the National Taxpayers Union, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Free Enterprise Nation, and the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Read more »
National Review Online The Democratic party portrays itself as the defender of the little guy, righteously battling corporate America and other powerful villains. Its appeals used to have a wide resonance, even among some members of my own family. But underneath the rhetoric and media spin, the Democratic party has emerged today as a vociferous protector of three entrenched and powerful groups -- ... Read more »
The Insider, Clovis Chamber of Commerce As a congressman representing California’s 22nd District, I need to communicate directly with my constituents. I want to hear your ideas on improving the economy and creating jobs, as well as to keep you informed about my efforts to represent you in Washington. Many Americans feel their voice doesn’t matter in politics, but I’m here to tell you that it does.... Read more »
Hoover Institution, Advancing a Free Society Californians will soon face a Democratic super-majority in Sacramento determined to further increase spending, raise more taxes, and make the state even more hostile to business and entrepreneurship. In Washington, D.C., we’ll find a Democratic president and his Senate allies striving to apply California’s self-destructive policies to the rest of the na... Read more »
The Fresno Bee Having run up a national debt of $16 trillion, where is the federal government leading us? We don’t need to speculate, because our home state provides a real-life example of where this path leads. California was once a model for the nation – a prosperous, well-functioning state that attracted migrants from across America who sought their fortune in gold prospecting, agriculture, sta... Read more »
Washington Post In November 2007, Americans had 146.6 million jobs; now, we have just 143 million. Then, 66 percent of working-age Americans had a job or were looking for one; as of September, that figure was 63.6 percent, the second-lowest result in three decades. Recent Federal Reserve statistics highlighted a core problem hindering our economy: Liquid assets held by U.S. corporations total $1.7... Read more »
Reports of union thuggery in California. (Public pension reform, anyone?) The police union is making the police look bad. Where is the mainstream media? from the Orange County Register printed August 29, 2012 Police union negotiator targeted city councilmen Officials from Costa Mesa, Irvine, Fullerton and Buena Park on Tuesday accused an Upland law firm that represents police unions of employing t... Read more »
Tulare Chamber of Commerce The Labor Department recently released June employment figures, and they were even worse than expected; it was the worst quarter for job creation in nearly two years, with unemployment topping 8 percent for the 41st straight month. The Obama administration has valiantly tried to put a positive spin on the ailing economy. We’re continually told that recovery is just aroun... Read more »
