The Democrats' war on work
It has been five years since President Barack Obama first promised to bring “hope and change” and a better life to all…
Op-Eds
February 26, 2014
February 24, 2014
At Last – A Farm Bill
One industry in Eastern Washington includes over 250 different commodities, creates more than 170,000 jobs, and produces $49 billion…
February 05, 2014
Achieving Goals: Why it is Time for Passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE)
In the words of the civil…
November 05, 2013
Fairness For All
As I travel the Congressional district during the time the Affordable Care Act is being rolled out, I hear a consistent concern: More people are being hurt than helped. It’s about the Meenach family, who will be…
October 28, 2013
Remembering an Eastern Washington Giant
Together we remember the life of an Eastern Washington giant, Tom Foley, who represented our Fifth Congressional…
October 09, 2013
Government Shutdown Update
I wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with an update on the recent events in Washington, DC. On October 1, the federal…
September 04, 2013
A Healthy Forest Means A Healthy Community
The Colville National Forest is not just the beautiful view in our back yards. As the economic engine for Ferry,…
August 13, 2013
Reining in the Federal Government
When our country was founded, Thomas Jefferson declared that governments should only derive their power from the “consent of the…
June 18, 2013
Building a 21st Century Veterans Administration for Eastern Washington
It is no secret that veterans are facing difficult…
January 10, 2013
Averting the Fiscal Cliff
by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) Published in The Grand Coulee Star and other weekly newspapers. In the last few weeks,…
November 07, 2012
Facing the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Op-ed by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Published in the Waitsburg Times and other Eastern Washington weeklies Last week, Federal…
October 09, 2012
ObamaCare's Broken Promises
October 4, 2012 by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Published by The Examiner It turns out that the most damning critique of…