Business investment in new buildings, equipment, and software drive job creation--not Federal spending.

Under this President, Federal spending has grown far beyond the ability of our tax system to generate revenues from American families and businesses sufficient to pay for Washington's overspending.

The United States is on the precipice of a financial crisis because Washington really spends too much relative to the size of our economy.

I rise in opposition to this amendment. I respect very much the gentleman from Georgia's efforts on cutting and shrinking the size of government, but the Joint Economic Committee is already under the appropriations recommendation operating…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 56, after line 9, insert the following new section: SEC. 20. NOTIFICATION TO RESIDENTS…

Mr. Chairman, this amendment might well be described as the ``Homeowner's Right to Know.'' The original bill, H.R. 1309, contains several very positive notification requirements to help ensure that our constituents are more aware of the…

I am convinced that if we do not make a concerted effort to produce the workforce needed by manufacturers that it will mean nothing less than giving up on much of the middle class.

We cannot rely on the private sector alone to make the investments and develop the programs that will ensure that the United States has the skilled workforce our economy needs.

Good morning, America. President Reagan once said the nine most terrifying words in the English language were: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Recently, I met with job creators, small businesses and mid-size businesses in my…

Brady and I are sending a letter to the Treasury and IRS, seeking an administrative solution to a regulation that is choking investment in the real estate sector at a time when we need more, not less, investment here.

Clearly, we can't tax our way to sustainable solvency.