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In a memo to Republican lawmakers, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) outlined his caucus' plans for the fall — including almost weekly votes to repeal so-called ""Job-Destroying Regulations." While the "Super Committee" focuses on $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction, Cantor says the House will "continue our focus on the jobs crisis." Beginning in the week of September 12th, the chamber will take up legislation restricting the National Labor Relations Board's ability to restrict where employers create jobs — a response to the ongoing litigation over Boeing's new South Carolina production facility. The House will also seek to delay some...

Washington- Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today proposed a two-point plan for immediate, bipartisan action to get people working again. Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America, Boehner said that President Obama’s recent economic proposals fall well short of what is needed to address the two main problems hampering job creation: excessive government spending and the uncertainty Washington Democrats’ policies – especially their massive tax hike – are causing small businesses. The plan House Republicans are setting out today would address both problems, immediately and decisively. House Republicans are calling on Congress to take the following two actions this month: 1....

Some House Republicans are growing frustrated that their leaders have not yet introduced a healthcare reform alternative. For months, the message from House GOP leaders on a healthcare bill has been similar to ads for yet-to-be-released movies: Coming soon. According to several GOP lawmakers, the leadership is split over how to proceed in terms of unveiling an alternative to the final Democratic bill that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) intends to unveil as soon as this week. Rep. Tom Price (Ga.), chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC), revealed the schism within his party late last week. “There’s a difference...

"The health care system in America is broken. Costs are rising at an unacceptable rate -- more than doubling over the last 10 years, which is nearly four times the rate of wage growth. Too many patients feel trapped by healthcare decisions dictated by HMOs. Too many doctors are torn between practicing medicine and practicing insurance. And 47 million Americans worry what will happen to them or their children if they get sick." Who do you think said that? President Obama? Actually, those words were written by Republicans. They are part of the summary of the Patients' Choice Act, introduced...

Redistricting expert slams Texas plan Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A redistricting expert who has advised Texas Republicans said Friday that the GOP already has the power to add Republican seats and that a proposal to redraw congressional boundaries is a "partisan gerrymander" that may violate the Constitution. "The overall nature of the proposed plan is troubling," said John Alford, a Rice University political science professor. "It is a pro-Republican partisan gerrymander on top of an already pro-Republican existing plan. "It attempts to achieve for the Republican Party in Washington, through artificial pairings and partisan packing and cracking, what Republican...

<p>A budget plan by state Senate Republicans opens the door to negotiations with majority Democrats but offers few specifics about how to achieve proposed across-the-board cuts and resorts to one-time accounting maneuvers like ones the GOP has criticized, budget analysts and advocates for state programs said on Thursday.</p>