Jan Larimer's Blog – January 2011 Archive (5)

In the everyday hustle and bustle of the 24 hour news cycle, we too often forget that the men and women who serve in Congress are not just politicians. The events of the past few days reminded us in heartbreaking fashion that those we elect to represent us were are someone’s mother, daughter, father or son long before they were become a Representative or Senator.



The sacrifices made by members of Congress to serve the people they represent are enormous. Those who step forward to run… Continue

With a simple step yesterday, the new Republican majority in the U.S. House showed that things are no longer business as usual in Congress.



For the first time in the history of the institution, the Constitution was read aloud on the floor of the U.S. House. From the preamble to the Bill of Rights and through all of the amendments, our nation’s founding document was read aloud by members of Congress from both parties.



A hallmark of the Pelosi Congress was its effort to enact… Continue

Over the past two years, Republicans and energized conservatives worked tirelessly to bring change to Washington, D.C. The American people rose up, made their voices heard at the ballot box, and declared that they wanted an end to the wasteful Washington spending that was a hallmark of the Pelosi Congress.



Today, the new Republican majority in the U.S. House takes the first steps to getting our nation’s fiscal house back in order. Today, the will of the people as expressed at the polls… Continue

Last November, millions of Americans took to the polls to elect new leadership to Congress and preserve the ideals that have guided our nation since it's founding. Today, the wishes of the people became reality as Members of the 112th Congress were sworn into office and a new Republican majority took control of the U.S. House of Representatives.



And not a moment too soon. Just last week the national debt soared to more than $14 trillion, a $1 trillion increase in the past seven months… Continue

Last year, millions of Americans raised their voices against the federal takeover of health care. Republican candidates for the U.S. House were among them, and the repeal of ObamaCare became a central part of House Republicans’ Pledge to America.



Next week, a vote to repeal ObamaCare will be a promise kept by the new Republican majority in Congress.



The Republican leadership of the U.S. House… Continue