As American families and small businesses continue to struggle in our current economy, I am committed to pro-growth solutions that will help get the American people back to work. I believe the best jobs program is economic growth. This Administration has given us  42 consecutive months of unemployment above 8 percent, the longest period of high unemployment since the Great Depression. I am committed to free-marketplace policies that will boost employment and create job growth and economic prosperity for all.

The tax system must be simplified. Government spending and regulation must be reined in. American companies must be more competitive in the world market, and we must be aggressive in promoting U.S. products abroad and securing open markets for them. A federal-State-private partnership must invest in the nation’s infrastructure: roads, bridges, airports, ports, and water systems, among others. Federal training programs have to be overhauled and made relevant for the workplace of the twenty-first century. Removing artificial government barriers and red tape will preserve and strengthen Americans’ ability to build, grow, and compete with anyone.

This Congress, House Republicans have put forward a number of innovative, pro-growth solutions to jumpstart the engine of our economy. Here are some of the key policies I support: