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Childers’ Statement on Jobs Bill, Debt Limit Increase

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) released the following statement regarding his votes against the House jobs bill, as well as legislation to increase the national debt ceiling. “Our country is currently $10.7 trillion in debt, faces a deficit of $1.4 trillion, and is in the process of recovering from the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression. For all of these reasons, I voted against the $75 billion House jobs bill, as well as legislation to increase our national debt limit.

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Congressman Childers’ Statement on Final Passage of Statutory PAYGO

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) released the following statement on House passage of statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) legislation: “Today’s final passage of statutory PAYGO legislation represents an enormous step forward in restoring fiscal discipline and accountability to the federal government, giving PAYGO rules the force of law for the first time in more than ten years.

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Childers Urges Treasury to Crackdown on AIG Bonuses

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury expressing his extreme disappointment in American Insurance Group’s (AIG) disbursement of employee bonuses this quarter. AIG received taxpayer-funded bailout money under the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), but while the company has since reduced its employee bonuses, it has not altogether ended them.

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  • Childers Votes to Fund Our Troops, Support North Mississippi Jobs, and Extend Unemployment Benefits

    Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) voted to ensure that our troops have the resources and protective equipment they need, and support jobs in North Mississippi. Final Defense Appropriations legislation includes $37.3 million in appropriations requests submitted by Childers for projects that will improve the health, safety, and readiness of our armed forces, and that will support defense jobs in Mississippi’s First Congressional District. In addition, today’s legislation will provide two-month extensions of COBRA and unemployment benefits for hard-working Americans struggling to make ends meet under difficult economic conditions.

  • Mississippi Civil Rights Activist Attends President’s First State of the Union Address as Congressman Childers’ Guest

    Washington, DC – Tonight, Mrs. Gertrude Bridgeforth, an 86 year-old Civil Rights activist from Southaven, Miss., attended President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address as Congressman Travis Childers’ (MS-01) only guest.

  • Congressman Childers Leads First District Crop Disaster Tour with USDA Official

    Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) led a crop disaster tour throughout Mississippi’s First Congressional District to show the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) the severity of this year’s crop losses due to excessive rainfall, as well as the level of assistance hard-hit counties need in order to recover. Joining Childers for the entirety of the tour was USDA Deputy Under Secretary Michael Scuse.

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Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure   Increased investment in transportation infrastructure has far-reaching effects on our nation's economy, our competitiveness in the world marketplace, and the quality of life in our communities. On a daily basis, hard working Americans ...

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2009 Appropriations Requests

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