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...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

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...

For about a month now, the American people and businesses of this country have been working for themselves. Because our government is addicted to spending...

Friday marks the second anniversary of President Obama's health-care bill being signed into law. At the time the president claimed, "When I sign this bill, all of the overheated rhetoric over reform will finally confront the reality of reform." He...