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House Passes “Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act”

“The Obama Administration has issued some 106 rules in its first three years that collectively will cost taxpayers more than $46 billion annually in compliance and lost productivity. This is four times the number of major regulations and five times the cost of rules issued in the prior administration’s first three years."
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House Approves Legislation Requiring Audit of Federal Reserve

“Since the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed has tripled its balance sheet to $3 trillion, equivalent to 20% of the economy, through an unprecedented series of bailouts and economic interventions,” Chairman Issa said.
Hearing
GAO Report: The Obama Administration’s $8 Billion Extralegal Healthcare Spending Project

9:30am in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building Obamacare was rushed through the House of Representatives and Senate by the Democratic majority in each chamber.  Many conceded they did not even read its entire contents, choosing instead to learn about the bill’s consequences after the fact.  One of those consequences is major cuts in the popular Medicare Advantage program serving seniors.  These cuts mean many seniors will lose coverage that they enjoyed prior to the law’s ...
Hearing
Dawood National Military Hospital, Afghanistan: What Happened and What Went Wrong?

10:00am in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing
Credit Crunch: Is the CFPB Restricting Consumer Access to Credit?

10:00am in 2247 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing
Meth Revisited: Review of State and Federal Efforts to Solve the Domestic Methamphetamine Production Resurgence

9:30am in 2203 Rayburn House Office Building
Press Release
Oversight Report: Job Creators Tell Congress Red Tape Prevents Hiring

“Last week’s unemployment numbers remained stuck at unacceptably high levels. This reflects the poor climate for businesses that currently exists under the Obama Administration,” said Oversight Chairman Issa.
Report
Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation: Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape

Chairman Issa released a new report documenting the strangling effect of red tape on job creation. In this report, job creators across the country describe problems with these regulations that prevent them from adding new jobs into our economy.
Hearing
Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation: Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape

9:30am in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building   In Congress, we hear it every day from our constituents – Americans’ top concern is job creation. The June figures show that unemployment has remained unchanged at 8.2 percent. There are 12.7 million Americans unemployed. Almost 42 percent have been unemployed for six months or more. The verdict is in - the President’s stimulus plan, that counted on the government to create jobs, was a failure.
Hearing
Changes to the Heights Act: Shaping Washington, D.C. for the Future

1:30pm in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building