Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

June 22, 2012 CONTACT: Apryl Marie Fogel, aprylmarie.fogel@mail.house.gov Blog by: Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-01) Words: 540 Next time you happen to walk past the White House, remember that the best way to enter is not through the front gate, but through the back door. Our president views immigration policy the same way. President Obama last week ushered in a new era… Read more »

In April of this year, I kicked off a district wide “Jobs and Energy” tour. I visited local small businesses and talked to people about how the economy was affecting their daily lives, and what I have been doing in Washington to help. Read more »

As we approach Father’s Day this year, I have been touched by many stories of people who reside in my district and throughout Arizona whose fathers are currently overseas serving our nation. Jedediah Noble is one such father from Ganado, AZ on the Navajo Nation whose story has touched my heart. Read more »

When the federal government oversteps its constitutional boundaries and bureaucratic agencies impose arbitrary regulations, people in Arizona and across the country pay the price through lost job opportunities and higher energy and water prices. Read more »

In response to last week’s vote on The Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act and video from Arizona released today by HotAir Congressman Paul Gosar penned the following blog Read more »

Unions are seen by some as common, blue collar folks banding together to stand up to heartless corporations and white collar fat cats. But this is no longer true. Modern unions are often white collar, not blue collar. Often, they stand against taxpayers, not fat cats. Read more »

April 4, 2012 CONTACT: Apryl Marie Fogel, aprylmarie.fogel@mail.house.gov Blog by: Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-01) Words: 697  Bloggers Corner- Obamacare Goes To The U.S. Supreme Court: The People Rise Up In the academy award winning film, “Training Day,” Denzel Washington plays Alonzo Harris, a corrupt cop who keeps local folks in line through false… Read more »

This past week, the U.S. Supreme Court held three days of hearings on the constitutionality of President Obama’s landmark legislation, the “Affordable Care Act (ACA),” and its federal health care mandate. At the heart of the argument before the Court is the law’s individual mandate that requires every American to buy health insurance. Read more »

Today the Obama Administration celebrated the fact that the national unemployment rate remains at 8.3 percent. Arizona's unemployment rate remains above the national average at 8.7 percent. Many of our rural counties suffer from unemployment rates that exceed 10 percent. The status quo is not praise worthy. We can do better. Read more »

U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, DDS (AZ-01) and 181 other members today sent a bipartisan letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar requesting new, expanded access to offshore energy production in order to create new American jobs, reduce our reliance on foreign energy and generate new revenue. Read more »