End the Bailouts

By: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Diary)  |  July 19th at 03:01 PM  | 

At a time when Americans are speaking out against government bailouts and wasteful spending, President Obama is committing at least $50 billion of U.S. tax dollars to help bailout Greece and the European Union. Just today, the Financial Times reported that the IMF is seeking to boost its lending resources by another $250 billion. If the IMF is successful, the U.S. contribution to the E.U. | Read More »

Inspiration for Obamanomics: Wimpy

By: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Diary)  |  June 30th at 09:26 PM  | 

At Tuesday’s Republican Leadership press conference, I said the following: “When I hear the President and Speaker Pelosi talking about budgets, it reminds me of a character from Popeye’s cartoon, Wimpy. He always said, ‘I’ll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today’…. The ‘Wimpy philosophy’ toward budgeting has resulted in a wimpy economic recovery.” You can watch the full video and read a transcript | Read More »