Taxes are an investment, not a loss. People who imagine that their country would be the same if no one had to pay taxes aren’t thinking beyond their own small interests, beyond the desires of the moment.

It’s been seven years since Rep. Jo Bonner first came to Congress, and it’s been a year since he took his seat as a member of the 111th Congress. Representative Bonner has had a lot of time to warm up. To date in the 111th Congress, Jo Bonner has not introduced one bill, not one [...]

Collin Peterson might do well to consider whether it’s time for him to retire, and allow a more progressive and energetic Democrat to take his place.

Gregg Harper has been in the House of Representatives for nine months now, but he has yet to write a single bill of his own.

Why can’t Congressman Gregg Harper even write, or cosponsor, one bill on behalf of his constituents or the American people?

Eric Cantor, working for America? I looked for the evidence. Right below that photograph are the headlines of the latest activity by Eric Cantor’s office – and the latest item is from way back in the middle of February.

With all the problems facing the United States of America in 2009, what has Rep. Vic Snyder of Arkansas been up to? He has introduced just one piece of legislation to the 111th Congress: a bill to commemorate the sinking of a boat on the Mississippi River back in 1865. That’s it in terms of [...]

When you are elected to the United States Congress, a heavy burden is placed on your shoulders. You must sit in comfortable chairs and pose for photographs. You must shake hands with people, some of whom have funny names you must remember. You must smile. You must have your secretary write press releases for you. [...]

What Lynn Jenkins did with her only bill in Congress was to try to prevent money from coming into the communities she serves – and in the middle of a recession, too.

Visiting the official congressional web site of U.S. Representative Bobby Bright, one gets the feeling that he doesn’t care too much about communicating with his constituents. Almost the entire site is filled with links to governmental agencies other than Bright’s own office that can help constituents with problems because, it seems, that Congressman Bright isn’t [...]