Dear Friends, The recent December unemployment report provides welcome news that more jobs were created last month at a time when so many are struggling. And while signifying a step in the right direction nationally, the simple fact remains that there are still too many in Central and Southside Virginia out of work, and there [...]
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Robert Hurt – Balancing The Budget
Editors Note: Being that the Executive,Legislative,Judicial branches of government do not follow the constitution now, what makes anyone think that they will follow an amendment to balance the constitution? Congressman Hurt’s Weekly Column: November 18, 2011 We Need A Constitutional Amendment To Balance Our Budget This past week, the House missed a historic opportunity [...]
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Robert Hurt on Virginia election results
Statement By Robert Hurt On Virginia’s Election Results CHATHAM, VA – Robert Hurt released the following statement after last night’s election results in Virginia where Republicans grew their majority in the House of Delegates and put an end to the Democrats’ majority in the State Senate: “I want to thank all of our local and state candidates in the 5th District and [...]
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The Latest Unemployment Report
Statement By Robert Hurt On The Latest Unemployment Report WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Robert Hurt (R-VA) today released the following statement after the Department of Labor issued the October unemployment report: “Unemployment continues to remain unacceptably high across the country and in the 5th District. “The continued threat of unnecessary regulations, tax [...]
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Congressman Robert Hurt’s Weekly Column
This past week I held a jobs roundtable with nearly 60 local small business leaders in Danville to talk about the House of Representatives’ pro-growth jobs plan and to hear from our true job creators about ways to help jumpstart our economy.
5th District Virginians from Danville, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Martinsville, Henry, and Franklin attended the roundtable, and the overwhelming message I heard from these small business leaders was that the crushing regulatory environment coming out of Washington is stifling growth and hindering job creation.
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Hurt No Friend Of Regulations
Received via email from Robert Hurt: Rep. Robert Hurt, R-5th District, makes no one guess how he feels about federal regulations and domestic energy production — two polarizing issues in Congress. Hurt has voted several times on legislation to reduce regulations and increase U.S. energy production since he has been in office. And he is [...]
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Robert Hurt: Washington has a spending problem
Washington has a spending problem, not a ‘we don’t tax people enough’ problem, and for the sake of our children and grandchildren, we must rectify this debt crisis by making the tough but necessary choices to force Washington to live within its means, so that we can preserve the American dream for future generations.
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Money Mayhem
Hey Democrats…Ronald Reagan just called, he wants those tax cuts you promised him 20 years ago. The Tea Party is being told what a great victory this latest “deal” they just shoveled on us. The only thing shovel ready on this project is the grave being dug for our nation. This does NOTHING to solve [...]
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