Republican Women Fighting for a Balanced Budget
News Team | August 13, 2011
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Reid, Democrats not serious about deficit
News Team | August 9, 2011
Reid, Democrats not serious about deficit Appointing Senator Murray as the Co-chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is like asking a fox to guard a hen house. Bellevue, WA – WSRP Chairman Kirby Wilbur released the following statement after learning that Senator Harry Reid appointed Senator Patty Murray to the deficit reduction [...]
New WA driver license rules may be discouraging illegal immigrants
News Team | July 15, 2011
Lornet Turnbull, Seattle Times | 7-15-2011 In a state frequently criticized as a haven for illegal immigrants seeking driver’s licenses, licensing officials here believe stricter rules are discouraging those from out of state. After noticing a three-year surge in the number of out-of-state license applicants who lacked Social Security numbers, the Washington Department of Licensing [...]
Thank our Congressional Representatives for their continued stand against raising taxes!
PierceGOP | July 11, 2011
From Kirby Wilbur, Chairman, Washington State Republican Party I am writing you this urgent email because our Republican Representatives are under attack for cutting the deficit and refusing to raise taxes. Our Republican delegation is showing a lot of courage standing up to the President and his bully pulpit as he attempts to characterize us [...]
China eyes Canada oil, US’s energy nest egg
News Team | June 26, 2011
Rob Gillies, Associated Press | 6-26-2011 CALGARY, Alberta – In the northern reaches of Alberta lies a vast reserve of oil that the U.S. views as a pillar of its future energy needs. China, with a growing appetite for oil that may one day surpass that of the U.S., is ready to spend the dollars [...]
GOP Governors Are Showing the Way
News Team | June 25, 2011
Bob McDonnell, WSJ op-ed | 6-25-2011 State Republicans are tackling the issues voters want addressed. That will be a major asset for the party’s presidential nominee in 2012. Democrats say otherwise, but Republican governors and their records will be a major asset to the GOP in 2012. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s monumental achievement this [...]
Judges sharply challenge healthcare law
News Team | June 8, 2011
David G. Savage, LA Times – Washington Bureau | 6-8-2011 Reporting from Atlanta— A top Obama administration lawyer defending last year’s healthcare law ran into skeptical questions Wednesday from three federal judges here, who suggested they may be ready to declare all or part of the law unconstitutional. Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal K. Katyal [...]
How state budgets are different
News Team | April 15, 2011
Jordan Schrader, The Olympian | 4-14-2011 The state House has advanced a spending plan authored by Democrats, and the Senate could approve its own bipartisan plan as soon as Friday. Next comes the negotiations. With just 11 days left in the scheduled legislative session in Olympia, there are major differences to work out between the [...]
Washington State House Republicans budget proposal
News Team | April 9, 2011
Washington House Republicans present their budget proposal. See the comparison of this proposal to the Democrat proposal. Both are laid out on the House Republicans website: www.houserepublicans.wa.gov There is also a clear argument for the credibility of the State House GOP proposal. This is a worthwhile read that gives insight of what the GOP elected [...]
The GOP Path to Prosperity
News Team | April 5, 2011
Paul D Ryan, WSJ opinion | 4-5-2011 Congress is currently embroiled in a funding fight over how much to spend on less than one-fifth of the federal budget for the next six months. Whether we cut $33 billion or $61 billion—that is, whether we shave 2% or 4% off of this year’s deficit—is important. It’s [...]