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Opinion Editorial

March 11, 2013
Opinion Editorial
The White House’s latest line of defense for refusing to approve the Keystone XL pipeline crumbled recently, as the State Department concluded the pipeline proposal is environmentally safe...
Issues:Energy & Gas PricesJobs and Economy

February 8, 2013
Opinion Editorial
Hardworking taxpayers across Michigan live within their means in large part because they create responsible budgets. It's only natural that they expect the same from their government...
Issues:Taxes & SpendingWorkforce

January 28, 2013
Opinion Editorial
Overspending has taken a toll and is undermining our economic recovery. We’re now more than $16 trillion in debt and millions of hard-working taxpayers continue to face uncertainty on how Washington will manage their tax dollars. This is unfair...
Issues:Jobs and EconomyTaxes & SpendingWorkforce

January 25, 2013
Opinion Editorial
When President Obama took office on January 20, 2009, the unemployment rate sat at 7.8 percent...
Issues:Jobs and EconomyTaxes & SpendingWorkforce

January 25, 2013
Opinion Editorial
Americans worked until April 9th last year just to pay for taxes and until May 17th to pay for government spending. The total costs of regulations are estimated by the Small Business Administration to be $1.75 trillion annually, and the national debt...
Issues:Jobs and EconomyTaxes & SpendingWorkforce

January 25, 2013
Opinion Editorial
Six months ago, I went to work on behalf of the people of 7th District. During these first six months, I have been extremely busy tackling the issues of most importance to you, my constituents. I have worked to encourage economic growth and job...
Issues:Health CareWorkforce

January 25, 2013
Opinion Editorial
Every month I'm privileged to return to Michigan's 7th district and catch up with my constituents. Recently though, whether I was talking to a manufacturing plant owner or an apple farmer, a similar theme kept cropping up. People are worried...
Issues:Jobs and EconomyMichigan ValuesLocal Issues

January 25, 2013
Opinion Editorial
Gas prices have more than doubled over the last 30 months, America remains heavily dependent on foreign nations for our energy needs, and tens of thousands of American jobs have been lost due to the halting of permits for drilling. This wrongheaded...
Issues:Energy & Gas PricesTaxes & Spending

January 25, 2013
Opinion Editorial
Three years ago, President Obama promised Congress and the American people six percent national unemployment in exchange for trillions of taxpayer dollars being pumped into the economy through a government program known as the "stimulus"...
Issues:Jobs and EconomyTaxes & SpendingWorkforce

January 25, 2013
Opinion Editorial
Manufacturers are the heart and soul of Jackson. Around 350 companies call the community home, providing many jobs for men and women of all different skill sets. And while the sector has had its fair share of ups and downs, it remains a vital part of...
Issues:Jobs and Economy