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Hensarling Statement in Support of the Violence Against Women Act

2012-05-16T22:55:59Z

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today in support of H.R. 4970, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 (VAWA), to provide federal support for programs and organizations that help assist women who are victims of domestic abuse, stalking, and sexual assault.

American women deserve nothing less than absolute justice and unconditional care whenever the tragedy of domestic violence or sexual assault rears its hideous face. Our bill to reauthorize VAWA supports all victims of violence and aids the fight to prevent new ones, regardless of who they are or where they come from. This bill takes strong measures to guarantee that our nation’s most vital assistance programs are able to provide for the defense and dignity of all female victims, around whom the full focus of federal attention to this issue belongs.

“I applaud my friend and colleague, Congresswoman Sandy Adams (R-FL), for crafting this powerful piece of legislation and helping ensure its passage through the House. Violence against women knows no party line, and eradicating it from our society ought to be a non-partisan cause. Those who seek to reduce this deeply personal and intensely important issue to just another political football ought to seriously reexamine their priorities.

“House Republicans are resolutely focused on solving this problem, not cheapening it. It is my hope that Democrats will pause from politics as usual and work with us instead of grandstanding against us in order to turn this victim-centered, all-inclusive bill into a reality.”

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2012-05-07T17:02:37Z

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Hensarling Statement on April 2012 Unemployment Report

2012-05-04T16:07:04Z

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the latest unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“Job growth is not as strong as it can be because job creators are simply not as confident in this economy or its future as they should be. By any historical standard, our recovery should be booming and new jobs should be flourishing by now. Instead, because of the president’s failed policies, job growth is not even keeping pace with population growth as we remain stuck in the longest period of 8 percent-plus unemployment since the Great Depression.

“The only thing that seems to be consistently growing in the Obama economy is uncertainty about our future. The president’s failed agenda is forcing us down a path of historic debt and deficits, historic regulation, and historic tax increases. Instead of helping job creators put Americans back to work, Washington Democrats spent most of the past month flaunting a reckless new tax on small businesses out of a cynical fixation on ‘fairness.’

“One of my constituents recently wrote to me saying: ‘My husband and I own a small business and would be included in the group that is struggling to stay afloat. … We are not greedy people. We enjoy opportunities to help our community, job seekers, and the market in which we work.’ Unfortunately, hardships for job creators and job seekers won’t subside softly as long as America continues down the Obama path of failed leadership, divisive politics, and broken promises.

“Americans deserve better than 14.5 percent real unemployment. Our nation’s young adults deserve better than a 50 percent out-of-school unemployment rate. The House Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators offers a positive new path to jobs and prosperity. Clearly, President Obama is not serious about achieving our pro-growth solutions; I look forward to working with a president who is.”

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Solutions

2012-05-02T21:01:18Z

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News and Reports

2012-05-02T21:01:15Z

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Jeb Farm Bill

2012-05-02T17:47:55Z

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2012-05-02T17:47:47Z

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Congressman Hensarling�s Weekly Washington Update

2012-04-27T20:21:53Z

As the son and grandson of farmers, I grew up working on my family’s farm. In fact, my first job was cleaning out chicken houses at the age of 12, so I understand that small farmers and ranchers face enough challenges. The last thing they need is unelected, unaccountable Washington bureaucrats adding even more burdensome federal rules. That is why I am pleased to report that—thanks to outcry from farmers and ranchers in East Texas and across the country—the Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn a proposed rule imposing a new, unnecessary, job-killing regulation that would have had a devastating impact on the economy of our rural communities.

The DOL sought to amend existing standards on the employment of youth under the age of 16 on farms and ranches—fundamentally limiting the parental exemption for family farms and greatly restricting the ability of youth to use common farm equipment like tractors. Family farms depend on the vital contributions of youth workers and this proposed regulation would have threatened their very way of life. At a time when many families are already struggling to make ends meet, East Texans were right to be concerned about the undue burden this regulation would place on small farming operations.

Working on a family farm provides youth the opportunity to gain valuable skills, earn money for education, and learn the value of hard work, character, and leadership. While it is essential to ensure the safety of all workers, decisions on who can work when and where are best left to the individual families, farmers, and ranchers of East Texas—not bureaucrats in Washington.

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Congressman Hensarling's Weekly Washington Update: Rising Cost of Energy

2012-04-20T19:54:59Z

I had the privilege last week to travel across the 5th District, visiting with constituents and hearing their concerns. One of their major concerns was the high cost of energy. East Texas families and job creators are struggling to fill up their pickup trucks and their cars. They are struggling to take their children to school and their elderly parents to the doctor.

When President Obama took office, gas was $1.89 a gallon. Today, it is $3.81 and rising. His energy policies have not just failed to bring down gas prices, they are making them worse. The president has promised to expand domestic energy production needed to create jobs and lower energy prices for Americans, but he rejects projects like the Keystone XL Pipeline that would do just that. He says the American people need to pay their fare share, and then hands out hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars to his political allies and bankrupt green energy companies like Solyndra.

High fuel costs are a drag on our struggling economy, hurting families and making it harder for small business owners to hire new workers. Republicans understand that we need to increase domestic energy production and decrease the nation’s dependency on unstable, more expensive imported fuel. That is why House Republicans have passed eight bills through our “American Energy Initiative” to address rising gasoline prices and expand American energy production. Unfortunately, these bills remain stuck in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and East Texans remained frustrated—struggling to put food on the table when they have to pay an extra two thousand dollars a year for gasoline.

I am committed to continue my fight for policies that lower fuel prices and create jobs, but I need your help. Visit my YouTube page at www.youtube.com/repjebhensarling to view a video of fellow East Texans sharing how high energy prices are harming them, and then please visit my website at www.hensarling.house.gov to share your story. How are high gas prices hurting your family’s budget or affecting your business’s bottom line? Together, we can begin to turn the tide in Washington and put East Texans back to work.

Hensarling Statement on CBO Report Confirming President Obama�s Budget Would Hurt Economy

2012-04-20T19:47:05Z

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirming that President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 would stunt economic growth and stifle job creation.

“As the nation struggles through the longest period of unemployment above 8 percent since the Great Depression, so many Americans are asking themselves, ‘How could this economy get any worse?’ The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has an answer: enact President Obama’s budget.

“Failed leadership and failed policies have consequences. That is the message from today’s CBO report regarding the president’s budget proposal which should have been written in red ink instead of black. For anyone who thought that $3.5 trillion dollars in new deficits over the next decade – paired with the largest tax hike in American history, as the budget also entails – wouldn’t do damage to our economy, this report serves as a splash of cold water.

“Today’s report is a reminder that we have to stop spending money we don’t have if we want to grow our economy and confirms that no nation can tax, spend, borrow, or bail out its way to prosperity. House Republicans passed a budget that will solve our debt crisis and grow our economy though tax reform that will make our code fairer, flatter, and simpler.”

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Hensarling Statement on Passage of House GOP �Path to Prosperity� Budget

2012-03-29T22:42:09Z

WASHINGTON— Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), House Republican Conference Chairman, issued the following statement today regarding the passage of the House Republican budget, the “Path to Prosperity,” a part of the House Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators.

“The passage of the House Republican budget is a sign of hope for the future of our nation and future generations for whom the American dream is in danger. Americans know that President Obama has placed us on an unsustainable trajectory toward bankruptcy and decline, but today the nation has a better choice: a path to renewed liberty, opportunity, solvency, and prosperity.

“Last month, the White House released a budget that ignores the real drivers of our debt, imposes the largest tax hike in history on job creators and hardworking families, and doubles-down on the same failed policies that gave us our first four trillion-dollar deficits in a row. The budget forced the Boston Herald to conclude that ‘President Barack Obama has apparently decided that he is not going to be part of the solution to the nation’s enormous deficit — which would make him, yes, part of the problem.’ It’s no wonder that it failed to garner even a single Democratic vote.

“House Republicans have always understood the danger posed by our spending-driven debt crisis and have always chosen to be part of the solution. That is why for the second year in a row we have passed a budget that lifts our nation’s crushing debt burden by confronting our real debt drivers, spurs job creation with pro-growth tax reform, and strengthens and saves our health and retirement security programs for future generations.

“Despite the emergence of the worst debt crisis in American history, Harry Reid and the Democrat-controlled Senate have failed to pass a budget of their own for three years. Fortunately, the American people have better sense. One of my constituents from the Fifth District of Texas recently wrote me a letter saying: ‘This debt is stunning. I can't imagine leaving this problem to my daughter to resolve. We need to ‘man-up’ and take ownership of this problem.’ That is what House Republicans have done.

“Our nation is at a crossroads. The president’s plan leads us down the road to guaranteed bankruptcy, less freedom, and a defeated American dream. The House Republican budget leads us on a path to prosperity, opportunity, and greater hope for the future. It is time for President Obama and congressional Democrats to ‘man up’ and get on board with the Path to Prosperity.”

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Hensarling Statement on Second Anniversary of President Obama�s Federal Takeover of Health Care

2012-03-23T13:57:23Z

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today to mark the second anniversary of the signing of President Obama’s health care reform legislation into law. The House has since voted to repeal the law as part of the House Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators.

“The president’s health care law was a legislative abomination two years ago and it still is today as it continues to threaten our nation’s job creators, taxpayers, families, and senior citizens. The importance of repealing this law – piece by piece if necessary – cannot be overstated.

“Because the president cannot stand by his record of failed policies and broken promises, he has resorted to the politics of envy and division—while using the rhetoric of ‘fairness.’ But is it ‘fair’ the administration has issued nearly 2,000 waivers from the health care law, more than half of which went to unions and the president’s political allies? Is it ‘fair’ the law will do dramatically different things than the president and his party’s leaders promised Americans the law would—and would not—do?

“Democrats said the law would create jobs – it didn’t. They said it would lower costs – it hasn’t. They said Americans would be able to keep their own plans and their own doctors – they won’t.

“Before the law was passed, Nancy Pelosi told us it would ‘almost immediately’ create 400,000 jobs. Instead, we are now told by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that it will cost us almost one million jobs from this economy.

“President Obama told us his law would make health care more affordable and ‘lower … premiums by $2,500 per family per year.’ Instead, the CBO now projects that the law’s new benefit mandates will force premiums to rise in the individual market by $2,100 per family.

“One of the most ominous parts of the law is the creation of a new government control panel – the Independent Payment Advisory Board. The board will be comprised of 15 unelected bureaucrats – hand-picked by the president – whose sole job it will be to control Medicare’s cost growth by imposing price controls that will slash senior access to doctors and other providers.

“While Democrats seems to think that 15 unaccountable Washington bureaucrats deserve the power to decide personal medical choices for seniors, Republicans believe no government acronym, no government bureaucrat, and no government board can ever substitute the good judgment of a chosen family doctor. That is why this week House Republicans passed the Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act to put a stop to this reckless new government intrusion before it begins. It marked our 26th vote to repeal, defund or dismantle a part of the president’s law.

“It is time to take a stand against the president’s health care rationing board. It is time for Harry Reid and the Democrat-controlled Senate to pass the PATH Act, stop blocking our actions on behalf of seniors and job creators, and work with us to fully repeal this entire dangerous law.”

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Hensarling Announces 2012 Congressional Art Competition

2012-03-22T15:44:37Z

WASHINGTON –Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-5) is asking high school students who live or attend school in his congressional district to participate in the 2012 Congressional Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery.

“Each year, this exciting competition provides Members of Congress the opportunity to showcase the artistic talent of high school students within their districts, thereby acknowledging our nation’s gifted young artists,” said Congressman Hensarling. “I am pleased to announce that the Fifth Congressional District is once again participating in the competition and I look forward to seeing the artwork that our talented students submit.”

The competition is open to all high school students who live in the Fifth Congressional District of Texas. As in years past, the winning entry from each congressional district will be displayed in a special exhibit located in a corridor of the U.S. Capitol for one year. The winning student and a guest will be invited to attend a special ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiling the artwork in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Two complimentary airline tickets, courtesy of a major airline, will be provided to attend the ceremony.

Teachers and students wishing to participate this year’s competition should contact Alexandra Collumb in my Dallas office at (214) 349-9996 or Amy Gould in my Athens office at (903) 675-8288 for official contest dates, rules and guidelines. Artwork must be submitted to Congressman Hensarling’s office no later than Friday, April 20th to be considered.

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Hensarling Staff Offering Help with Federal Agencies

2012-03-19T19:26:02Z

WASHINGTON – Staff from U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling’s office will be traveling across the 5th congressional district on Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23, 2012 to meet with constituents needing assistance with federal agencies. Hensarling’s staff will make stops in each county in the congressman’s district at the times and locations listed below.

“Dealing with federal agencies can be an intimidating experience. I want my constituents to know that my staff and I stand ready to help. I hope that you will let my office assist you in your dealings with federal agencies or bureaucracies,” Hensarling said.

Providing outstanding constituent service is a priority of Congressman Hensarling, and these meetings across the district will provide additional opportunities for constituents with questions or concerns to bring those to his attention. District offices located in Dallas and Athens are always open for constituents to visit, as well as mail, fax, email or call for assistance.

“This is an opportunity that allows 5th district Constituents to have a face-to-face discussion with my staff and to make it more convenient for them to get help.” Hensarling added.

All constituents with questions or concerns regarding immigration, passports, IRS, Medicare, the military, Social Security, USDA, Veterans Affairs, federal grants, or other federal issues are welcome to attend and will be assisted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

***Under federal law, constituent consultations with Congressional staff are strictly confidential. No information about constituents or their conversations will be disclosed without their consent. ***

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Hensarling Leads Floor Debate on JOBS Act

2012-03-07T23:05:05Z

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WASHINGTON— Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in support of the JOBS Act. Hensarling—who serves as co-chairman of the House Financial Services Committee where the bills included in the package originated—managed debate on the bi-partisan legislative package that will help small businesses and entrepreneurs access vital equity capital and put Americans back to work.

“Mr. Chairman, it is clear that jobs and the economy are issue number one for our constituents. Many of them don’t see the recovery. Even though professional economists may see it, it is clearly the slowest and weakest recovery in the post-war era.

“We still have now three full years of 8 percent-plus unemployment. Half of our population is now being classified as either low-income or in poverty. Again, our constituents are demanding jobs.

“Public policy makes a difference. Republicans have many disagreements with our president over public policy. We disagree with the $11 trillion of additional debt that he has put into his budget. We disagree with the $1.9 trillion in new job-killing tax increases he wants to impose, much of it on small businesses. We believe the Keystone pipeline with its 20,000 shovel-ready jobs should be approved. We believe these policies harm job growth and the economy.

“But Mr. Chairman, we have a rare occasion today, and that is there is something we do agree on. We have found an opportunity to work on a bipartisan basis on common ground with the President of the United States.

“The president said, ‘It is time to cut away the red tape that prevents too many rapidly growing startup companies from raising capital and going public.’ House Republicans agree. Thus, we are happy to bring to the floor, on a bipartisan basis, the JOBS Act.

“The president has issued his Statement of Administration Policy endorsing this legislation. Again, a rare occurrence, and I believe it is something that our constituents would like to see us do. They want to see us stand on principle, but they also want to see us compromise on policies to advance those principles.

“So this is a bill that will give these emerging growth companies—perhaps the future Googles, perhaps the future Apples, the future Home Depots, the future Starbucks—that opportunity to now begin to access equity capital where the hurdles, the red tape, the cost burdens, have been too high.

“We know that of the many root causes of the economic debacle we had, clearly this was an economy that was over-leveraged. We in Congress need to do whatever we can to enable the startup companies, the job engines of America, to be able to access the equity markets and not just the debt markets.

“This is a bill which has been mostly approved previously by large majorities either in the Financial Services Committee or on the floor. I want to thank the gentleman from Tennessee, Mr. Fincher, for his leadership, Chairman Bachus, Leader Cantor, the ranking member Mr. Frank from Massachusetts.

“The American people want to see jobs, hope, and opportunities, so let’s pass the JOBS Act. Let’s pass it now.”