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October 5, 2013

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3223, The Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act:

October 1, 2013

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) issued the following statement after the Democrat-led Senate failed to avert a government shutdown:

“Time and time again, the House voted in bipartisan fashion to keep the government open and provide fairness to all Americans. Fairness from an Administration who believes they can pick and choose which laws to enforce, while subjecting the American people to the heavy burdens of ObamaCare. Fairness from a President who thinks ObamaCare doesn’t apply to Members of Congress, their staff, and the White House.

September 29, 2013

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the passage of the continuing resolution to keep the government open:

September 28, 2013

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

September 26, 2013 2:00 pm • Bill Lambrecht blambrecht@post-dispatch.com 202-298-6880

WASHINGTON • Five days before government agencies send workers home, House Republicans are fashioning a new bargaining stance that would delay the Affordable Care Act for a year and press a laundry list of GOP-favored initiatives.

September 20, 2013

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the passage of the continuing resolution to keep the government open:

July 17, 2013

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement as the House of Representatives passed legislation to delay ObamaCare’s individual and employer mandate for one year:

July 3, 2013

In Washington

By Robert Koenig, Beacon Washington correspondent

6:54 am on Wed, 07.03.13

WASHINGTON -- The frustrations of freshman members of Congress are well documented, as most of the political big fish in their home districts suddenly find themselves reduced to mere guppies when they enter the seniority-ruled shark tank of the U.S. House.

April 10, 2013

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement today in response to President Obama releasing his fiscal year 2014 budget.

March 21, 2013

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the FY 2014 Republican Budget Resolution.

“This is a pivotal time in our nation's history where the path back to greatness is not a defined benefit but a vision to secure the American dream. In order to secure a more vibrant future and build jobs, the American people demand a responsible, balanced budget and House Republicans have answered their calls.

March 1, 2013

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after the Democratic-controlled Senate failed to pass legislation replacing President Obama’s sequester: