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 -- Big Business, Big Government (specifically, public-employee unions), and the radical Left -- that pu...
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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. To communicate with me, I urge you to visit my website, nunes.house.gov, where you can sign up for ...
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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 nation. As state and national Democrats move us toward the fiscal abyss, we Republicans must find a pa...
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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, start-up businesses, high-tech ventures, and other enterprises. Now, the Golden State is becoming a dif...
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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 $1.73 trillion, up from around $1 trillion a decade ago. That sum and the vast liquid assets held by non...
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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 around the corner, that things would be much worse if not for the president’s trillion-dollar stimulus an...
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Rep. Devin Nunes released the following statement regarding the vote today in the House of Representatives to extend the payroll tax cut: "The President demanded a one-year extension to the payroll tax cut and the House of Representatives agreed by passing a one-year extension. The Senate disregarded prudent policy by passing a mere 60-day extension and ran home for Christmas. This is unacceptable and creates economic uncertainty for working families and businesses. The Senate needs to return to...
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Representatives Devin Nunes (CA-21), Ron Kind (WI-03), Tom Cole (OK-03), Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), and Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and John Thune (SD) today announced the bi-cameral introduction of legislation that will provide a tax exemption for agricultural research. The legislation introduced today seeks to spur the research and innovation necessary to double food production by 2050 when the global population is estimated to exceed 9 billion. In addition, it will help American farmers to sur...
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Representatives Devin Nunes (CA-21), Allyson Schwartz (PA-13), Pat Meehan (PA-07), William Pascrell (NJ-08), Jim Gerlach (PA-06), Jason Altmire (PA-04), Rep. Charlie Dent (PA-15), and Chaka Fattah (PA-02) today introduced the Life Sciences Jobs and Investment Act. The bill, which was introduced in the Senate by Robert Casey Jr. (PA), promotes investments in the life sciences by providing targeted and temporary tax relief for businesses willing to grow their American workforce. “Life sciences are...
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