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  • Stop the Insanity!
    Sep 11, 2019  - Washington D.C. – Today's GAO report on the President’s stimulus program reaffirms the gross amount of misinformation on the Recovery.gov website.  In light of this new information, U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) continues to probe the White House for an answer to American’s numbe... More
  • Ginny Reports Recovery.gov...to Itself
    Nov 18, 2009  - Washington D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) filed a complaint today with the waste hotline at Recovery.gov.  She identified the gross waste of 10s of millions of dollars that have been spent on a website that does not work as promised; Ginny reported Recovery.gov to itself. &... More
  • This Just In: Florida Now the Largest State in the Union…
    Nov 17, 2009  - Washington D.C. - After reading the wildly unsubstantiated claims President Obama is making about the success of the stimulus, U.S. Congresswoman Brown-Waite (FL-05) went to Recovery.gov to see for herself how a trillion dollars is being spent: “At home in my district, my constituents are crying ou... More
  • Brown-Waite Applauds Passage of Small Business Finance & Investment Act of 2009
    Oct 29, 2009  - Brown-Waite Applauds Passage of Small Business Finance & Investment Act of 2009 “When the American people are working, the American economy is working” Washington D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representa... More
  • Jobs Report Reveals; Floridians Shortchanged Despite High Unemployment Rate
    Jul 2, 2009  - (WASHINGTON, D.C.) –Following today’s release of the June 2009 jobs report, U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) was alarmed to learn that despite Florida’s record high unemployment rate, Floridians are receiving fewer stimulus dollars than states with lower unemployment rates: A recently... More
  • Hometown Cigar Company Succumbs to Tax Increases
    Jun 24, 2009  - (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) was saddened to hear today’s announcement from Tampa based cigar company, Hav-A-Tampa, that they will be closing their doors at the end of the summer. “Hav-A-Tampa has been a staple in our community since 1902.  Through the g... More
  • A Bill of Rights for Credit Cardholders
    May 20, 2009  - If you have ever had the experience of opening a credit card statement only to find that your interest rate unexpectedly shot up, then April 30th marked a legislative victory for you.  By a bipartisan vote of 357 to 70, the House of Representatives took an important step forward in passing long-over... More
  • National Debt Crippling Our Country’s Future
    May 5, 2009  - Alexander Hamilton once said, “A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” Since the United States fought for its freedom we have only been free of a national debt for two years, 1834 and 1835. Clearly, deficits are nothing new in Washington and it is not a one-party... More
  • OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HIDING OUTRAGEOUS TAXES & SPENDING IN NEW BUDGET
    Apr 1, 2009  - Weeks after President Obama released his outline for the federal budget for 2010, the House of Representatives is set to vote on the budget in a few days. If passed, this budget resolution serves as a framework from which Congress will work for the next five years. The White House and my Democratic ... More
  • Outrage Over AIG
    Mar 18, 2009  - “Like every taxpayer, I am outraged and deserve to know exactly how bailout dollars were used by AIG and who is running the show,” Rep. Brown-Waite said today. “Far too much hemming-and-hawing and circular finger-pointing is going on with these outrageous bonuses. I am working with my colleagues to ... More