Robert Hurt: The president’s health-care law
My many stops and meetings throughout the Fifth District have painted a clear picture of the concerns Fifth District Virginians have regarding the most pressing issues facing our country today. At the top of that list is the President’s health care law. These policies put forth in Washington have very real effects on Central and Southside Virginians and delivering on their message, I am committed to repealing this law in order to replace it with market-based solutions which lower costs and improve access to quality care for all Americans. Read more
Robert Hurt: The president’s health-care law-two years later
As I continue meeting and talking with citizens across the Fifth District, it remains clear that too many are suffering not only from the President’s economic policies, but also from the budget-busting policies put forth in the government takeover of health care that was signed into law nearly two years ago today.
Just this past week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a grim report with new projections of the negative impact that the implementation of the President’s health care law will have on all Americans. The report noted that millions could lose their health care coverage as our small businesses and job creators struggle with more costly regulations stemming from this health care law coming into effect. Additionally, the report projected that the cost of this health care law will increase to nearly $1.8 trillion – increasing the price to far greater than the $900 billion than was projected when it was enacted – raising costs for American taxpayers at a time when we can least afford it. Read more
Robert Hurt: Federal government overreach
During one of our district tours last year, a concerned constituent told me that federal government regulations are “taking the breath” away from small businesses and family farms in the Fifth District. And as I make visits with Central and Southside Virginians across our district, I am constantly reminded of those words as I see the devastating effects that unnecessary federal regulations are having on families, individuals, and small businesses.
Though the stories of over-regulation that I hear come from Central and Southside Virginians in the Fifth District, Americans across this country – from Virginia to California – together suffer the same negative effects of high unemployment and an unsustainable national debt that are the results of an overreaching federal government. Read more
Robert Hurt: The legislative line-item veto
This past week, the House completed passage of four pieces of legislation that would eliminate Washington, DC accounting gimmicks, increase transparency, and put an end to business as usual when it comes to out of control spending in Washington.
One of these measures was H.R. 3521, sponsored by Representative Paul Ryan, which would grant the president the authority to veto wasteful spending provisions in appropriations bills and send such provisions back to Congress for an up or down vote to reduce the deficit. Read more
Robert Hurt: Fixing a broken budget system
At a time when we in the House have been waiting on the Senate to take action and join our focused agenda of enacting measures that would reduce our staggering $15 trillion debt, the Senate acted – but they acted in a way that was dismissive of their responsibility to the American people and in direct conflict with the necessary goal of passing a budget in order to restore our country to fiscal sustainability.
Though Congress is legally required to pass a budget each fiscal year, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate would not allow a vote on a fiscal year 2013 budget resolution – marking the third straight year that the Senate has abdicated its legislative duties and not passed a budget. Read more
Debate over jobs numbers
The jobs situation seems to continue to be getting better, with Friday’s announcement that unemployment fell two-tenths of a percent in January, to 8.3 percent.
But it’s not getting better fast enough, says Fifth District Republican Congressman Robert Hurt.
“A drop in the national unemployment average is always good news. However, the jobless rate remains above 8 percent now for the 36th consecutive month and we begin 2012 just as we left off in 2011 – with far too many out of work both in the Fifth District and across the country. Despite this drop nationally, many areas in the Fifth District still face double-digit unemployment rates due to years of failed big government policies,” Hurt said in a statement. Read more
Robert Hurt: Gas prices
Posted by afp on April 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
We stopped in Chatham, Java, Hurt, Bedford, Forest, Buckingham, Dillwyn, Ruckersville, Charlottesville, and Scottsville. And while we met with many different people at each stop, their concerns were all the same. Whether it was the sawmill owner in Java, the senior citizen filling her prescription in Dillwyn, the family garden center owner in Charlottesville, or Loggers in Scottsville, they were all concerned with the rising costs of fuel prices. Read more
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