House Republicans reflect on the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. ESPN has a really touching feature highlighting stories from last year’s bombing. #BostonStrong http://t.co/RQi50gGg8H — Rep. Martha Roby (@RepMarthaRoby) April 15, 2014 One year ago today. Remembering http://t.co/qQfSrFeevY #BostonStrong — Randy Forbes (@Randy_Forbes) April 15, 2014 Thoughts & prayers are with the victims …

In celebrating everyone’s least favorite, forced federal holiday, let’s take a look at what makes our tax code so… special. It’s lengthy. Today’s tax code contains almost four million words. It’s time consuming. Individuals and businesses spend 6.1 billion hours a year on tax filings. For individuals, the estimated average time burden for all taxpayers …

Snider’s Superfoods in Maryland is being forced to limit the amount of full-time workers it employs due to harsh provisions in Obamacare. Unfortunately, workers at Snider’s are not the only ones seeing jobs lost and hours cut because of the President’s health care law.В ClickВ hereВ to see a list of employers being harmed by Obamacare. Have you …

House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered the Weekly Republican Address on Saturday, April 12. Chair McMorris Rodgers discusses how Republicans’ long-term plan for jobs and economic growth will help build an America that works. “For women across America, it’s not just about equal pay. It’s about achieving a better life,” Chair McMorris Rodgers …

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was given an impossible task: making Obamacare work (FYI:В  no one can make it work). Despite what she just said in the Rose Garden, here are theВ actualВ reasons she’s resigning – countless Americans harmed by this unworkable law: 1. Cancelled plans 2. The disaster that is healthcare.gov 3. Higher premiums 4. Lost …

The latest discovery of the President’s failed health care law is that millions of Americans who are without health insurance will have to wait until 2015 to get covered. According toВ this Fox News report, only about one in four Americans who qualified for subsidies actually signed up for health insurance. Add those whoВ could no longer …

“ObamaCare is not a harmless prank, like the pattern of broken promises and mistrusts could lead one to believe.” Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Gravesб (MO-6), б “ObamaCare Is No Harmless Prank” “Generic drugs saved Americans $1.2 trillion in pharmaceutical costs over the past 10 years, and $217 billion in 2012 alone.” – Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-07),б “Aб Threat …

On Wednesday, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence convened a hearing to examine the Benghazi talking points and Michael Morell’s role in shaping the Administration’s false narrative. In this weekБЂ™s Committee Spotlight, Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) provides a recap of the hearing as well as clips of key exchanges. House Permanent Select Committee on …

Read Out from the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing: БЂњThe GM Ignition Switch Recall: Why Did It Take So LongБЂ« Witnesses: Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors David Friedman, Acting Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Key Takeaways: While the committeeБЂ™s investigation is continuing, it is now clear that both GM and …

Women are playing more complex and important roles than they ever have in society.б  In addition to being mothers and caretakers, women are now income earnersБЂ”often times the lead income earner in households. In fact, more than 72 million women are in the labor force now (47% of the labor force),[1] compared to 18 million …