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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Denver! (Applause.) What a beautiful day. Thank you so much. How’s it going, Lancers? (Applause.) I hear the Lancers have a pretty good ball team. That’s the story I’ve heard. (Applause.) Well, listen, there are a couple of people here I want to acknowledge who are just outstanding public servants. First of…
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With unemployment remaining unacceptably high across the 5th District and the country, the U.S House of Representatives has focused on promoting pro-growth policies that would remove the federal government as a barrier to job creation and help get our economy back on track. To that end, the House took action last week and passed another…
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We just commemorated the 10th anniversary of 9/11 two Sundays ago, and our president “tips his hat” and tries to travel the country “selling” a “jobs package”! That’s a job for the private sector, not the federal government. We have a federal deficit of over $14.5 trillion! Does anybody realize what a chunk of change…
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-VA) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 2587, the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act. As a part of the House’s job creation agenda, H.R. 2587 would remove the federal government as a roadblock to job growth by preventing the National Labor Relations Board from…
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On Thursday, I told Congress that I’ll be sending them a bill called the American Jobs Act. Well, here it is. (Applause.) This is a bill that will put people back to work all across the country. This is the bill that will help our economy in a moment of national crisis. This is a…
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Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless, and a political crisis that’s made things worse. This past week, reporters have been asking, “What will this speech mean for the President? What will it mean for Congress? How…
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Hurricane Irene has come and gone and American drivers are saying “good riddance.” The Labor Day holiday weekend marks the official end of summer vacation and driving season and the transition to winter gasoline blends., which could have an impact on gasoline prices this fall. This weekend,approximately 27.3 million Americans, including 776,900 Virginia residents, plan…
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This summer we’ve seen wild swings in the stock market, a last-minute debt deal, and even a rocking east coast earthquake. But one thing we haven’t seen – from Memorial Day to Labor Day – is any improvement in the economy. There are 14 million Americans officially counted as unemployed — many of them for…
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Transition Staunton Augusta, a citizens group dedicated to helping the central Shenandoah Valley develop its local economy while protecting its quality of life, announced today that it will be holding a series of three community conversations on the area’s future during a continued economic downturn and energy crunch. The series is co-sponsored by the Sierra…
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I love America, and have proudly invested in America. I have invested by building successful businesses employing thousands of American workers. And I have invested in our country by paying taxes. But our nation loses $100 billion a year to tax dodging by some of our largest corporations and wealthiest people. That’s a trillion dollar…
