GOP Endorsed Candidates

On Wednesday, February 8th, the Montgomery County Republican Party Central Committee endorsed the following candidates, who will appear on the March 6, 2012 Republican Primary ballot.

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made a campaign stop in Dayton on Tuesday, February 7th.  With his wife Callista beside him, Gingrich spoke to an audience that jammed the lobby of Memorial Hall.  Afterward, the couple toured the Wright Brothers' home in Oakwood before an appearance in Columbus. 

As our nation's economy continues to struggle, my House colleagues and I have spent the past year focusing on solutions to reduce our debt, help spur economic growth and encourage job creation. Job creation is the key to our economic recovery, and small businesses are America's main job creators. Whenever I visit a small business or talk with local farmers about how policies coming out of Washington have affected their ability to remain profitable, I often hear how federal over-regulation limits their ability to grow and create jobs.

While responsible regulations play an important role in ensuring the safety of workers and the protection of our environment-as well as the safety of our transportation system and our food and consumer products-excessive, overreaching government regulations undermine job creation and prevent small businesses and entrepreneurs from growing, expanding, and creating the jobs we need to put out-of-work Americans back to work.

Recently, I cosponsored several bills that were passed by the House to rein in federal rules that increase the cost of doing business, threaten to drive up the price of energy here at home, and send our manufacturing jobs overseas. These measures, which currently await action by the U.S. Senate, include:

• The Energy Tax Prevention Act (HR 910) would terminate the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases. I fought the previous House Majority's attempt to regulate greenhouse gases and voted against the so-called "cap-and-trade" legislation. The EPA's plans to impose through regulation what Congress was unable to enact through legislation would be devastating our state's manufacturing base, and result in higher energy costs for all Americans.

• The Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act (HR 2401) would require the EPA to consider the effect its proposed regulations will have on agriculture, consumers, fuel prices, and jobs.

• The Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (HR 10) would require approval by both Houses of Congress before any new regulation costing more than $100 million can be enforced on the American people.

• The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (HR 527) would require agencies to take into account the economic impact new regulations could impose on small businesses and to write the regulations in ways that reduce those costs.

Although these and other job-creating solutions have passed the House with bipartisan support, the Senate has consistently failed to bring these measures to the floor for a full and open debate. As we begin a new year, Congress must resolve to improve our economy by continuing to focus on cutting wasteful spending, reducing our debt, putting the budget on a path to balance, and removing burdensome government regulations that weaken the ability of American businesses to be competitive in the global marketplace. To that end, as we start the second session of the 112th Congress, I look forward to joining my colleagues on additional legislative initiatives to help get our economy moving again and put Americans back to work.

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