RSC Republican Study Committee

• Obama Expands Unconstitutional Thought Crimes Law Oct 28, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after President Obama signed into law an expansion of federal hate crimes statutes. “Supporters of hate crimes laws may have their hearts in the right place, but they ignore the fundamental constitutional... More

• Democrats Dishonorably Use Our Troops as Tool to Pass Thought Crimes Legislation Oct 8, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement as House Democrats prepared to bring a bill for a final vote that ties a completely unrelated and unconstitutional “Hate Crimes” bill to the annual defense authorization package. This military bill is traditionally... More

• Republicans Repudiate Political Gamesmanship on Defense Bill Oct 8, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after an overwhelming number of Republicans voted against the National Defense Authorization Act as a result of the Democrat majority’s inclusion of unconstitutional “hate crimes” legislation. “The inclusion of... More

• Recipient of America’s Highest Civilian Honor Should Embrace Its Principles Aug 12, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement responding to President Obama’s plan to award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mary Robinson. “President Obama’s decision to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Mary Robinson is regrettable,” said... More

• Apparently Wild Horses Can Drag You Away Jul 17, 2009  - Music lovers sometimes wonder what inspired a songwriter to pen a certain lyric. Well, today it’s clear the Rolling Stones didn’t have Washington Democrats in mind when they sang “Wild Horses”. While Americans continue to bear the brunt of high unemployment and a struggling economy, how is... More

• Price Statement on Expansion of Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research Jul 7, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement in response to the Obama administration’s expansion of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. “The Obama administration’s new guidelines on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research demonstrate a... More

• Price Expresses Support for Iranians Seeking Democracy Jun 19, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a resolution expressing support for the protests taking place in Iran and condemning the Iranian regime’s brutal repression of its own people. “The events of the last... More

• Democrats Dishonor Body by Shutting Minority Out of House Business, Massive Spending on Cruise Control Jun 17, 2009  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement in response to the Democrat leadership’s decision to clamp down on the minority’s rights to participate in the appropriations process – the fundamental task afforded to Congress by the U.S. Constitution.... More

• The White House Fires a Watchdog Jun 16, 2009  - President Obama swept to office on the promise of a new kind of politics, but then how do you explain last week's dismissal of federal Inspector General Gerald Walpin for the crime of trying to protect taxpayer dollars? This is a case that smells of political favoritism and Chicago rules. A... More

• Pitts Op-ed: Voter Intimidation and the Politicization of Justice Jun 10, 2009  - Last November’s election was in many ways a high point. An energized electorate became engaged in a long and hard-fought campaign, and a young Senator captured the imagination of the nation. Turnout was high. Yet, on Election Day, an obscure incident in Philadelphia served instead as a low... More

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