RSC Republican Study Committee

• Rep. Bonner Seeks Cosponsors to Honor the 50th Anniversary of the Publication “To Kill A Mockingbird” Jul 21, 2010  - This legislation honors the 50th Anniversary of the publication of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, a lifelong resident of Monroeville, Alabama, in Mr. Bonner’s congressional district. ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’ is one of the great American novels of the 20th... More

• Rep. Lee Seeks Original Cosponsors Honoring Hero ATF Agent Will Clark Jul 21, 2010  - Resolution honors Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent William G. Clark of Rochester, NY for his heroic actions while protecting the life of a woman in danger. After being assigned to the U.S. Virgin Islands to help with rising gun crime, Special Agent Clark intervened... More

• Rep. Lungren Seeks Cosponsors to Repeal Small Business Tax Reporting Burden in Health Care Bill Jul 21, 2010  - As mentioned in the top Drudge post this morning, Section 9006 of the health care bill (PPACA) will require business owners to submit a separate 1099 reporting form for every single business-to-business transaction that totals more than $600 in a given year. Under current law, businesses must... More

• Rep. Neugebauer Seeks Cosponsors for Taxpayer Certainty Act Jul 21, 2010  - H.R 4746, the Taxpayer Certainty Act, would make the income tax relief enacted in 2001 and 2003 permanent, thus preventing an automatic increase in income tax rates, higher rates on dividends and capital gains, the return of the marriage penalty and estate tax and a lower child tax credit from... More

• Price Comments on Dodd-Frank Bailout Bill Becoming Law Jul 21, 2010  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank legislation, which will further politicize our economy and perpetuate the culture of bailouts. “If this law was actually written to end bailouts and prevent... More

• Critics Blast $500G in Stimulus Sign Language Jul 20, 2010  - By Hillary Chabot, Katie Carlin and Joe Dwinell The Bay State has blown nearly $500,000 in taxpayer dough on road signs promoting President Obama’s stimulus projects - nearly 10 percent of the total nationwide - in a campaign Republicans are ripping as wasteful partisan propaganda in tough... More

• Report: Car Czars Just Winging It Jul 20, 2010  - Remember when the federal government forced thousands of GM and Chrysler dealerships to close after bailing out and taking ownership of those two struggling companies? Apparently, the Obama Administration didn’t actually know what it was doing. “President Obama’s auto task force pressed General... More

• Obama White House Flip-Flops on ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate Jul 20, 2010  - Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement in response to the Obama administration’s argument in federal court that the provision in ObamaCare forcing every American to purchase health insurance is actually a tax. In an interview with ABC News last year,... More

• Rep. Roskam Blog Post: Democrat Policies are Undermining Business Confidence Jul 20, 2010  - By Congressman Peter Roskam That sound you hear is the White House’s credibility bubble bursting. CBS reported last week that 74 percent of Americans believe the Obama stimulus either damaged the economy or had no effect. The wisdom of the crowd turns out to be true. The White House boasts... More

• Rep. Broun Blog Post: Mixed Messages Jul 20, 2010  - By Congressman Paul Broun Last week, representatives of the Obama Administration toured the country to tout the unsuccessful, big-government stimulus. At the same time the Vice President attempted to sell these expensive failed policies, the President yesterday went to the bully pulpit and... More

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