WASHINGTON, DC – House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House Budget Committee released the “Path to Prosperity,” the Fiscal Year 2015 House Republican Budget: “At a time when Americans face a sluggish economy and stagnant job growth, the ‘Path to Prosperity’ provides the long-term economic framework to relieve …

On Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee convened a hearing examining our nation’s debt and why it matters.  Witnesses included David M. Cote, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell; Alice Rivlin, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office; and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum.  In this week’s Committee Spotlight, Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) …

WASHINGTON, DC – House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement upon the release of the President’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2015: “The President’s lame-duck budget expands the size of government on the backs of hardworking Americans. Too many middle-class families are living paycheck to paycheck. Too many moms and dads …

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today released the following statement following House passage of the FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill: “Today the House voted to keep the government open for the next fiscal year to give hardworking Americans the certainty they need to create jobs and grow our economy. We …

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement today after the House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.   “Today the House acted to put our country on a path toward economic security by passing the bipartisan budget agreement put forward by Chairmen Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Patty Murray …

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement about the agreement reached between House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Parry Murray (D-WA): “Today’s budget agreement between Chairmen Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA) is a step in the right direction on the path toward economic security …

Earlier this month, CBO issued its budget review for fiscal year 2013, which ran October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013.  With total outlays for the fiscal year reaching $3.45 trillion and total revenues of $2.8 trillion, the annual deficit was $680 billion, or $409 billion less than 2012. This is the first time since …

Since 1978, the debt limit has been raised fifty-three times.[1]  Twenty-seven of these increases have been accompanied by additional legislative action.[2]  Both Congress and the President have used debt limit extensions to extract policy concessions. Facts You Need to Know: Total federal debt subject to the debt limit is more than 100% of national GDP.[3]  …

In this week’s address, Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers discusses the need to couple an increase in the debt limit with efforts to rein in spending. It’s common sense, and something that presidents have worked with Congress to do for the past thirty years. This time should be no different.

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed the Continuing Resolution to keep the government open and defund ObamaCare. “Today, the House acted. The House has acted to keep the government open, to control spending, and to protect people from an unworkable law that is making …