Economy and Jobs
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement in response to the administration releasing data on October enrollments through the federal health insurance exchange:
"Time and time again - President Obama promised the American people, ‘if you like your health care plan you can keep it.' We now know this was a blatant falsehood to win an election, and the only victims are those millions of Americans that have lost their coverage through no fault of their own."
Protecting Main Street from Washington
By: Rep. Ann Wagner
The United States House of Representatives today approved Congresswoman Ann Wagner’s (MO-2) the Retailer Investor Protection Act in strong bipartisan fashion. Congresswoman Wagner issued the following statement after the passage of this legislation:
“I am pleased that the United States House of Representatives approved the Retail Investor Protection Act today with a strong bipartisan vote.
By Bill Lambrecht
October 11, 2013
WASHINGTON • After a critical meeting at the White House, GOP Rep. Ann Wagner said she was hopeful that a deal could be reached soon to reopen the government and raise the government’s borrowing power to avoid a debt default.
“I think we’re moving in a discerning way with real urgency, and I hope that we can get a deal worked out here,” she said Thursday evening.
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:
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.
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:
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.
“I will never forget that joyous day when I graduated college with the hopes and dreams of a brighter future. However, I knew that my husband and I had a long road before we could pay-off our student loans. That is why I have been fighting tirelessly for the thousands of Americans who saw their student loans double as a result of the Senate’s inability to put progress ahead of partisanship.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech in Warrensburg, Mo today:
“It is always an honor to have the President of the United States visit the state you love regardless of their political affiliation. And during a time when our country is divided with partisan bickering, we need a leader who is willing to bring us together.