RSC Republican Study Committee

• Mortgaging the American People Nov 23, 2009  - While the White House is getting brutal SNL treatment about its failing agenda, the threat from the administration’s overspending is no laughing matter. “With the national debt now topping $12 trillion, the White House estimates that the government’s tab for servicing the debt will exceed $700... More

• “More than 90 percent of the jobs created by this plan will be in the private sector” Oct 30, 2009  - On January 10, 2009, Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein released a now well-known report claiming the Obama stimulus plan would keep unemployment below 8% and “save or create” 3-4 million jobs. While jobs “saved or created” is a phony concept that’s pretty much impossible to quantify,... More

• RSC Honors the 9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington Oct 27, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after introducing H.Res. 870 with Rep. Mike Pence and Rep. Marsha Blackburn to honor the hundreds of thousands of Americans who participated in the Taxpayer March on Washington, D.C. on September 12, 2009. At the... More

• The Spending Rolls On Oct 26, 2009  - By the Wall St. Journal Editorial Board The White House disclosed the other day that the fiscal 2009 budget deficit clocked in at $1.4 trillion, amid the usual promises to do something about it. Yet even as budget director Peter Orszag was speaking, House Democrats were moving on a dozen... More

• Breathtaking Budget Deficit Should Put the Brakes on Runaway Spending Agenda Oct 17, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced that it finished this fiscal year with a 1.42 trillion dollar budget deficit. The President’s full budget plan includes over 9 trillion dollars in new deficits. “This once... More

• Democrat-Run Congress Burdens Taxpayers with $1.75 Trillion in New Debt in Only Twelve Months Sep 30, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement regarding the monumental debt load Washington Democrats are piling on the backs of American taxpayers. The federal government’s debt rose by approximately $1,750,000,000,000 ($1.75 trillion) during Fiscal Year 2009,... More

• Democrats Refuse to Allow Vote on Measure to Save $84 Billion Sep 25, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats in charge refused to allow Republicans to offer an amendment authored by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to save taxpayers billions of dollars. Because Speaker Pelosi chose to fold the... More

• $9 Trillion: A Deficit of Responsibility Aug 24, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s forecast that their spending plans will result in a $9 trillion deficit over the next ten years. This projection is nearly $2 trillion more than the White House’s previous... More

• Misguided Stimulus Flops, Reinforces Calls for Different Approach Aug 17, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement on the six-month anniversary of the signing of the President’s so-called stimulus bill. Since becoming law, over 2 million Americans have lost work and only 18% of Americans say that the trillion-dollar plan has... More

• Administration Says Remove the ‘Debt Limit’ Handcuffs Aug 11, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement in response to Treasury Secretary Geithner’s request that Congress once again increase the federal debt limit. The administration will soon release its mid-year budget review, which could project a deficit of over... More

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