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Column by Bob Goodlatte www.house.gov/goodlatte Today, the American people are facing one of the most challenging times in our nation’s history. Our economy remains sluggish, people fear losing their jobs and their homes, and many are worried about the future their children and grandchildren will inherit. They are deeply concerned about the outlook for…
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Column by Pat Byington Submit guest columns: [email protected] Just a month ago, my 6-year-old daughter Whitney and I traveled to a nearby state park, where we learned from a nature educator how to build fairy houses. That’s right – fairy houses. Using fallen leaves, branches, acorns (picking live plants are not allowed), and a…
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Column by Elias Feghali Submit guest columns: [email protected] Fixing our broken immigration system is vital to America’s economic recovery. As our economy shrinks, state governments are desperate for revenue. Without additional sources of funds, they are increasingly making the decision to cut important social services, raise taxes, or even worse, lay off hard-working state…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] You have to ask the question – which is the more pressing international-security concern? A failed government in Afghanistan, or a failed government in Mexico?
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Column by Mark Warner www.warner.senate.gov In recent days we’ve seen another tough economic blow for our friends and families in Southside Virginia. Stanley Furniture, a fixture in Henry County for nearly 90 years, announced it will shutter its factory near Martinsville and relocate more than 560 jobs overseas. That tough news comes on the…
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Column by David Cox Submit guest columns: [email protected] As I read these pages each week, I get the impression I may be alone in thinking things are looking up. Many will disagree, but I believe our national glass is filling up. Here’s why.
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Column by Jim Webb www.webb.senate.gov In the early days of our republic, President Andrew Jackson established an important principle of American-style democracy – that we should measure the health of our society not at its apex, but at its base. That focus has been lost, as many on Wall Street have accumulated vast wealth…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] We’ve bailed out Wall Street. Maybe we could term this one the bailout of Sesame Street. “We all have to remember that the federal government came to the aid of Wall Street quickly because they saw the need. We just ask that they would do the same for our…
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Column by Erik Camayd-Freixas Submit guest columns: [email protected] On April 23, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law a draconian bill that flies in the face of the United States Constitution and undermines the core values upon which this nation is founded.
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Column by Tom Perriello www.house.gov/perriello I am committed to increased accountability and transparency in government, and pleased to report that we took two important steps forward in this direction last week in Congress.
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