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Economy and Jobs

January 23, 2013


Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, made the following statement after being named to the subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises and the subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations:

January 4, 2013
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement in reaction to the December jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor.
January 3, 2013


By Ann Wagner, special to the Beacon

I still remember working alongside my parents in the family-owned carpet store in Manchester called “Carpetime.” There, they taught me that if you worked hard and lived within your means, the American Dream was at your fingertips. That dream can still be possible for our kids and grandkids, but not if we continue down the path of spending trillions of dollars that we do not have.

January 3, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after being sworn into the 113th Congress.