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A federal judge in Virginia today confirmed what millions of Americans have believed since ObamaCare was signed into law – the federal takeover of health care is unconstitutional. 

The heart of President Obama’s health reform law is a provision that forces citizens to buy health insurance whether they want to or not.  U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson in Richmond, Virginia, ruled that this mandate on citizens goes beyond Congress’ enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce.  The ruling today came in a case separate from a legal challenge brought on similar grounds by 20 other states. 

Republicans in Congress, and governors and attorneys general in states across the country, have long known that ObamaCare is an unconstitutional government intrusion into decisions best made by families and physicians.  Democrats in Congress, spurred on by Nancy Pelosi and President Obama, ignored these concerns during the debate over the bill and forced its enactment.

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A new poll from Bloomberg News shows that more than 50 percent of Americans say they are worse off now than they were when President Obama first took office two years ago.  About 66 percent say the nation is headed in the wrong direction and 50 percent identify unemployment as their top concern. 

One of the chief reasons for this lack of confidence is the lack of certainty that the Pelosi Congress and the Obama White House have provided for America’s small businesses.  New mandates and regulations are revealed within ObamaCare almost weekly, and liberal Democrats in Congress continue to block efforts to extend the Bush tax cuts for every American. 

Liberal House Democrats, fired up in their efforts to make sure every American suffers a tax hike at the end of this month, went so far yesterday as to start chanting, “Just say no!” at the prospect of holding a floor vote on extending the Bush tax cuts.  New reports continue to indicate that the Pelosi Congress could use its final days ... more

Continuing a trend that began shortly before Election Day, the Obama Administration has granted another batch of waivers from provisions of ObamaCare to private companies and employees unions.  At least 222 companies and organizations have now obtained waivers from provisions in the health care takeover dealing with annual medical spending limit requirements. 

Throughout the debate over ObamaCare, the president and his allies argued that the government would not take away a person’s health coverage under his health reform plan.  What he failed to tell the people is that ObamaCare would create rules and regulations that make it more and more difficult for employers to continue to offer health coverage to their employees.

As it became clear that the burdensome red tape ObamaCare creates would force private employers to consider dropping employee coverage entirely, the Obama Administration sprung into action to provide waivers out of the bill’s provisions.  As a spokesman for one of ... more

As if losing their majority in the U.S. House in last month’s elections wasn’t enough, the Pelosi Congress now appears to have lost touch with reality. 

In the same week that saw another ugly jobs report, Democrats in both the House and Senate voted for legislation that would raise taxes on job creators by hundreds of billions of dollars and pull money out of the economy that could be used by small business owners to invest and hire new employees. 

According to the new unemployment figures for November released last week, the economy created just 39,000 jobs last month – or about 100,000 less than it needs to in order to keep up with population growth.  The unemployment rate now stands at 9.8 percent, showing that the economy is faltering rather than gaining strength. 

The reason the economy is stumbling to get back on track is clear – Democrats in Congress and the White House have created enormous uncertainty for small business owners regarding future tax rates and are making it ... more

The American people sent an unmistakable message to the Pelosi Congress in last month’s elections.  They have had enough of the wasteful Washington spending that created more than $13 trillion in debt, and they want new leadership that treats the taxpayers with the respect they deserve. 

Yesterday, the Democrats in the U.S. House provided even more evidence that they failed to hear the message delivered by the voters.  Instead of taking action to cut government spending and tighten the federal belt, they voted instead to pass another temporary spending measure funding the government through the middle of December.  Once again, the Democrats showed themselves unable to make the hard choices that leadership requires. 

And while they continue to fiddle while the federal budget burns, House Democrats remain committed to blocking any effort to make the Bush tax cuts permanent for every American.  In a hastily called floor vote this afternoon, Democrats in the House voted to push their ... more

The Pelosi Congress, continuing to play politics with our nation’s economic recovery, has set a vote for Thursday in the U.S. House to extend just a few of the Bush tax cuts set to expire at the end of December.  Despite promises of good faith negotiations from the Obama White House, Nancy Pelosi and leading House Democrats continue to push to allow hundreds of billions of dollars of tax hikes to hit just as our economy struggles to turn the corner. 

Republicans in the U.S. Senate have it right.  In a letter delivered to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, each Republican Senator pledged to block any action during the lame duck session if the extension of the tax cuts and final work on the annual spending bills is not completed first. 

Under the bill Pelosi will force to a vote on Thursday, more than 750,000 small businesses would see a tax increase next year.  These tax hikes would affect nearly 50 percent of small business income and 25 percent of the entire workforce.  At a time ... more

Years from now, it is likely that most people will view fewer new businesses and fewer new jobs as the chief legacy of the Pelosi Congress.  The uncertainty surrounding the impending tax hike on January 1^st and the new regulations and mandates under ObamaCare have made it nearly impossible for entrepreneurs to plan for the future. 

The Wall Street Journal reports that the number of companies with at least one employee fell by 100,000 – or 2% - in the year that ended March 31.  That is the second worst performance in 18 years, lagging behind only the previous year when the economy saw a 3.4% decline. 

The Journal story highlighted the uncertainty that entrepreneurs and investors are dealing with under the Pelosi agenda.  “’I can't determine what the cost of providing health care for employees would be,’ says Kevin Berman, 47, who is starting a local-produce company in Orion Township, Mich., called Harvest Michigan. Starting a company ‘is harder than it was at any time I can ... more

Years from now, it is likely that most people will view fewer new businesses and fewer new jobs as the chief legacy of the Pelosi Congress.  The uncertainty surrounding the impending tax hike on January 1^st and the new regulations and mandates under ObamaCare have made it nearly impossible for entrepreneurs to plan for the future. 

The Wall Street Journal reports that the number of companies with at least one employee fell by 100,000 – or 2% - in the year that ended March 31.  That is the second worst performance in 18 years, lagging behind only the previous year when the economy saw a 3.4% decline. 

The Journal story highlighted the uncertainty that entrepreneurs and investors are dealing with under the Pelosi agenda.  “’I can't determine what the cost of providing health care for employees would be,’ says Kevin Berman, 47, who is starting a local-produce company in Orion Township, Mich., called Harvest Michigan. Starting a company ‘is harder than it was at any time I can ... more

With the clock ticking, the American people are now just 32 days from suffering a $3.9 trillion tax increase due to the refusal of congressional Democrats and the Obama White House to renew the Bush tax cuts for every American taxpayer. 

According to research from the Tax Foundation, the average middle class family in the United States will see a tax hike of $1,540 on January 1^st if Congress fails to act before then.  And according to the IRS, nearly half of the income generated by small businesses in America would be hit by this tax hike. 

This looming tax hike is injecting uncertainty into our economy at a time when we can least afford it.  Small business owners are working hard to make ends meet.  They need to know how much the government will take in taxes next year in order to make decisions about how much to invest in infrastructure and new employees.  The foot dragging from the Pelosi Congress and the Obama White House is only serving to delay the economic recovery. 

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As we gather tomorrow with friends and family for a Thanksgiving feast, we all have much for which we should be thankful. 

First and foremost, we should remember and keep in our prayers the brave men and women who wear our country’s uniform.  Many of them will spend their Thanksgiving Day standing a post far from home, away from their friends and families, so that we can live free in the greatest nation on Earth.  We can never thank them enough. 

As Americans, we should also give thanks for the historic victories that were won this November and remember the volunteers all across the country who made those victories possible.  Over the past two years I was blessed to have the opportunity to travel the nation to meet and work with these grassroots volunteers.  Their dedication to our cause, and their faithfulness to the founding principles of our nation, are things I will never forget.  They are the reason we will enjoy a Republican majority in Congress next year, and they will give ... more