Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Staff Members from Robert Hurt's Office to Hold Local Office Hours in Franklin County

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Staff members from Congressman Robert Hurt’s (R-Virginia) office will hold Local Office Hours in Franklin County on Friday, October 24 to meet with constituents who need assistance with federal agencies. For more information, please visit our Local Office Hours Interactive Map.

 

Friday, October 24, 2014

9:00 - 11:00 am

Franklin County Government Center- B-75 Training Room

1255 Franklin Street

Rocky Mount, VA


Thursday, October 16, 2014

Robert's Round-Up: The President’s Broken Promises Continue to Harm Virginians


October 14, 2014

Congressman Robert Hurt

I spent last week traveling to the communities along Route 29 visiting small businesses to talk with their owners and employees about how federal policies are impacting their ability to succeed and grow. We made a wide variety of stops in Danville, Gretna, Altavista, Rustburg, Lovingston, Charlottesville, Ruckersville, Madison, and Warrenton, where we discussed a range of issues from taxes to energy to regulations. But at almost every visit, the impacts of the President's healthcare law were the top concern facing small businesses and their employees, as the law is hindering their ability to create more jobs and is harming their employees.

One employer near Lynchburg told me he would like to expand his business and create more jobs but cannot afford to comply with the extra healthcare mandates that kick in when a company grows to 50 employees. Another business explained how the premiums for their employees are going up nearly 50 percent this year despite no changes in what their plan covers. Nearly everyone I talked with expressed concerns about the continued growth of premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. These cost increases reduce take home pay for the employees, and most small businesses do not have the margins necessary to absorb higher and higher costs, much less try to grow and hire more employees.

Evidence continues to mount demonstrating that the President's healthcare law has had devastating effects on our families and our small businesses not just in Virginia, but across the country. Recent business surveys by regional Federal Reserve Banks indicated that employers are cutting hours down from full time to part time to cope with added health care costs. Another recent study found that the law is drastically reducing take-home pay for the employees of small businesses and has contributed to more than 350,000 job losses nationwide.

Our Main Street businesses are the backbone of our local economies and have the potential to be our most dynamic job creators. Instead, they are forced to comply with bureaucratic red tape from a misguided law that was forced upon them. These regulations are undoubtedly stifling desperately-needed job creation in the Fifth District, which is unacceptable when some of our localities have unemployment as high as ten percent.

Hearing from these small business owners about how these policies burden them and their employees reinforces my resolve to repeal this very flawed law and replace it with real health reform that does not destroy jobs or reduce wages. House Republicans remain focused on creating solutions that are patient-centered and market-based, putting the power in the hands of individuals and families, not the federal government, to make health care decisions on behalf of themselves and their families. I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to achieve meaningful healthcare reform that works for the American people and our economy.

If you need any additional information, please visit my website at hurt.house.gov or call my Washington office: (202) 225-4711, Charlottesville office: (434) 973-9631, Danville office: (434) 791-2596, or Farmville office: (434) 395-0120.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The Culture Wars Continue


Gary L. Bauer
VISIT AMERICAN VALUES 

I got a call yesterday from a reporter with National Public Radio asking if I thought the culture war was over. Of course it isn't. Even if the battle to redefine marriage is lost at the Supreme Court, the left won't let it end there either. The tyrants of tolerance are on a rampage against men and women of faith.

Christian businesses are being forced to participate in same-sex marriage ceremonies. Individuals are being punished at their places of employment for their religious beliefs. Now -- just as we warned -- left-wing government bureaucrats are threatening pastors.

A few months ago the Houston city council passed an "Equal Rights Ordinance" expanding legal protections for more than a dozen factors, including sexual orientation and gender identity. Critics of the ordinance were especially concerned that it would permit men -- based on their "gender identity" -- to use women's bathrooms.

A legal battle has erupted over efforts to put the ordinance on the ballot for a public vote. Unbelievably, Houston city attorneys have issued subpoenas to area pastors demanding all sermons related to homosexuality, gender identity or Houston's lesbian mayor, Annalise Parker.

Our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom have gone to court to defend Houston's pastors. Blasting the city's "unprecedented" subpoena of sermons and pastoral communications, ADF Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley said, "The city council and its attorneys are engaging in an inquisition designed to stifle any critique of its actions. Political and social commentary is not a crime; it is protected by the First Amendment."

The left will not stop at redefining marriage. It wants to label whole passages of scripture as "hate speech," making them off limits in tax exempt churches. It is threatening religious liberty and parental rights.

Please share this report with your pastor. Urge him to speak up -- while he still can. Share this message with all your like-minded friends and family members too.


Staff Members from Congressman Robert Hurt's Office to Hold Local Office Hours in Campbell and Buckingham Counties


WASHINGTON, D.C. – Staff members from Congressman Robert Hurt’s (R-Virginia) office will hold Local Office Hours in Campbell and Buckingham Counties on Friday, October 17 to meet with constituents who need assistance with federal agencies. For more information, please visit our Local Office Hours Interactive Map.

 

Friday, October 17, 2014

9:00 - 11:00 am

Campbell County Public Library, Rustburg Branch - Program Room

684 Village Highway

Rustburg, VA

 

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Buckingham County Administration Building - Conference Room

13360 W James Anderson Highway

Buckingham, VA

 

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Congressman Forbes Recognized with Manufacturing Award for Pro-Jobs Record


10/09/14

Washington, DC
- Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) has been awarded The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence, in recognition of his pro-jobs, pro-manufacturing voting record.

"Our manufacturing plants represent what American production should be about – creating new, innovative products, building useful resources, and taking waste and redirecting to areas where it too can be used in an efficient way," said Congressman Forbes. "The industry is ripe for global competitiveness, as well as national innovation and job creation. I remain committed to working to ensure that, instead of acting as a barrier, the government is doing its very best to enable growth and competitiveness in this crucial component of our economy."

Congressman Forbes was honored with this award based on his voting record on important manufacturing issues, ranging from energy to federal regulations. His rating from NAM is an outstanding 100 percent on key manufacturing votes in the 113th Congress.

In August, Congressman Forbes conducted a manufacturing tour of various manufacturing plants in the Fourth District, to meet with leaders and employees in this crucial industry. To learn more about Congressman Forbes' pro-jobs, pro-manufacturing work, click here.

The Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence is given to members of the House of Representatives and the Senate who have demonstrated an excellent understanding of manufacturing's key role in our economy and society through their voting records. The voting records were based on NAM's positions on Key Manufacturing Votes. The National Association of Manufacturers is the United States' largest industrial trade association as well as the leading manufacturers association. It is proud to represent manufacturers of all sizes in all 50 states and every industrial sector. For more information, visit http://www.nam.org/.   


Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Staff Members from Congressman Robert Hurt's Office to Hold Local Office Hours in Brunswick and Charlotte Counties

 

Monday, October 3, 2014


WASHINGTON, D.C. – Staff members from Congressman Robert Hurt’s (R-Virginia) office will hold Local Office Hours in Brunswick and Charlotte Counties on Friday, October 10 to meet with constituents who need assistance with federal agencies. For more information, please visit our Local Office Hours Interactive Map.

 

Friday, October 10, 2014

9:00 - 11:00 am

Brunswick County Administration Building - 3rd Floor

228 North Main Street

Lawrenceville, VA

 

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Charlotte County Administration Building - Conference Room

240 LeGrande Avenue, Suite A

Charlotte Court House, VA