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.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in support of H.R. 1173, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, to repeal the CLASS Act.

As you are aware, our nation's health care and retirement programs are going broke while simultaneously starting to disserve their beneficiaries. Increasingly doctors are not accepting Medicare patients; we are seeing forms of rationing when it comes to access and quality. When it comes to Social Security, our children are due to put more money into the system than they take out. While the rate of growth for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is unsustainable, we do not have to cut one penny from these programs to save them. All we have to do is slow their rate of growth if we want to solve our nation's structural debt crisis and ensure these programs are around for future generations.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), issued the following statement today in support of H.R. 358, the Protect Life Act, to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPFCA) to incorporate permanent, bill-wide statutory language to prevent federal funding for abortions through any program authorized or appropriated by the PPFCA. The bill would also protect the right of conscience for health care professionals by ensuring that private insurance companies are not mandated to cover abortion.

We are facing a spending-driven debt crisis. Our nation’s debt is over $14 trillion, and we are borrowing nearly 42 cents of every dollar we spend. Children born today are burdened with $45,500 of debt they didn’t create, and our...

“Runaway Red Tape Ties Job Creators’ Hands.”WASHINGTON – Congressman Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today on the successful Senate vote on H.R. 4 to repeal the 1099 paperwork provision that Democrats used to...

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) issued the following statement today to mark the one-year anniversary of the signing into law of the job-destroying government takeover of Americans’ health care commonly known as “Obamacare.”“The most urgent reason...

Wednesday, March 23rd America will mark an anniversary—it has been one year since job crushing Obamacare became law. However, instead of flowers and gifts, the American people are receiving unemployment checks and uncertainty. There are more than 6,000 pages of...

“Congressman Discusses Early Action in Cut and Grow Congress” MINEOLA – U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), a leading fiscal conservative and Chairman of the House Republican Conference, was in Wood County on Thursday, February 3rd to discuss recent action he...

By NAFTALI BENDAVIDSTERLING, Va.—U.S. House Republicans unveiled a new agenda at a small lumberyard outside Washington on Thursday, seeking to show that they are in tune with voter discontent and have crafted legitimate alternatives to unpopular Democratic initiatives.At a news...