Weekly Columns and Op-Eds

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 »

February 9, 2012 Contact: Apryl Marie Fogel AprylMarie.Fogel@mail.house.gov By Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S., AZ-01  Why the Nation Has Lost Confidence in Our Attorney General   Transparency, accountability, honesty and integrity - these are key words to describe what the American public deserves from public administrators. The United States Attorney General,… Read more »

A recent CBO reports suggests The Obama Administration and their allies in Congress are playing the role of Captain Renault from the classic film "Casablanca". Read more »

I read with interest Doug MacEachern's column defending his admitted good friend Pat Cunningham, a Department of Justice official ("Congress Republicans now leading their own witch hunt," Viewpoints, Jan. 22). In an effort to defend his friend, MacEachern deflects a lawful review of Operation Fast and Furious and accuses the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee -- the people's watchdog committee -- of engaging in a "blood sport" political witch hunt. I respectfully disagree. Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  November 29, 2011 CONTACT:  Apryl Marie Fogel:  202-225-2315     Weekly Column from Congressman Gosar “Aviation is a Key Part of Our Economic Recovery” By, Congressman Paul Gosar (AZ-01) America takes pride in the fact that it is a mobile society.  Americans can travel from place to place relatively… Read more »