This week marked the 4th anniversary of President Obama’s “Recovery Summer,” but the American economy continues to struggle. House Republicans remain focused on ways to create new jobs and expand opportunity for everyone. Visit GOP.gov/jobs to see our plan for jobs.
Unfortunately, Obamacare continues to negatively affect our economy as a whole, as well as our individual households. In a recent 3,137-County Analysis by the Manhattan Institute, we see more evidence that the “Affordable” Care Act doesn’t live up to its name. In the average state, Obamacare will increase underlying premiums by 41%, but in some states, including North Carolina, premiums will increase over 130%. In Hoke, Moore and Harnett counties, senior women have seen increases of over 200%!I have voted dozens of times to repeal, defund and dismantle Obamacare and will continue to fight this failed law.
This week in my Washington office, it was my honor to meet the Wounded Warrior Supply Program’s Wounded Warrior of the Year, SPC Walter Winn, and to present him with the entry I made into the Congressional Record honoring him (which you can read below).
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Belowyou will find photosfrom my visit with Brittany Heiser from Cary High School and the Congressional Women’s Softball Game.
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Wounded Warrior of the Year — Walter Winn
It was an honor to meet Wounded Warrior of the Year, SPC Walter Winn (pictured above), in my Washington office this week. I presented him with a copy of the following:
Mr. Speaker, today it is my honor and privilege to recognize a true American hero, SPC Walter Winn. SPC Winn was recently recognized as the first ever Wounded Warrior of the Year for his work with the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bragg. SPC Winn entered the WTB program during Operation Enduring Freedom from the heralded 82nd Airborne and 1st Theatre Support Command.
SPC Winn was nominated by officials at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg for his “dedication, service, integrity, leadership and his inspiration to all Wounded Warriors who have served this great country.”
Out of 3,500 candidates, SPC Winn was chosen for his exemplary perseverance and determination. SPC Winn pressed on in the face of adversity, and as a result, he received high marks in the Warrior Transition Unit.
Mr. Winn is an inspiration to countless veterans and active-duty soldiers at Ft. Bragg and around the country. His commanders have noted that SPC Winn’s compassion and hard work is contagious around the WTB. Mr. Speaker, I am honored and proud to recognize SPC Walter Winn, the Wounded Warrior of the Year.
During SPC Winn’s visit, my staff led him, his wife and the group joining him on a tour of the Capitol Building. You can learn more about the Wounded Warrior Supply Program at www.woundedwarriorsupply.com.
Making History
Over the past two weeks, Pinehurst No.2 made history as the first course to ever host two U.S. Open Championships in the same year. Thousands attended the back-to-back events estimated to generate $169 million impact on our state and local economy and millions more saw the beauty of the Second District as they watched from around the world on television.
Snapshots from the Week
I enjoyed meeting Brittany Heiser (above) from Cary while she in Washington last week for the National Youth Leadership Conference. Brittany was nominated by her school, Cary High School, to attend the conference.
On Tuesday, I spoke online to a classroom of high school girls who are participating in a program called DigiGirlz, which is run by Microsoft. This program gives young girls the chance to learn more about careers available to them in the technology sector and encourages them to pursue this field if it is of interest to them. It was great to speak with this group of bright young ladies!
I had a great time for a great cause this week at the Congressional Women’s Softball Game, where our team of bi-partisan Congresswomen defeated the DC Press Corps with a score of 10-5. Proceeds from the event benefit the Young Survival Coalition to fight breast cancer. Pictured above from left to right are Congresswomen Kristi Noem (R-SD), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Martha Roby (R-AL).
In the News
Ellmers Receives 60+ Association Award
Harnett Herald
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers has been awarded the 60+ Association’s Guardian of Seniors’ Rights award for her support of smaller, less expensive government, her commitment to protecting Medicare and Social Security for seniors, and her opposition to Obamacare and the death tax.
Three vying for House majority whip will address GOP colleagues day before vote
The Washington Post
“I’m from a red state and I believe it’s very important to have one of us in there at the leadership table,” said Rep. Renee L. Ellmers (N.C.), a Scalise supporter. “Steve is going to be the whip from the red states, speaking for us.”
Roskam-Scalise Whip Race Heats Up
Roll Call
Among the 50 lawmakers whipping for Scalise isa member of leadership: Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, whose backing of Scalise shows that not everyone in the so-called “establishment” is automatically standing with Roskam, the candidate who already has a leadership appointment. Others include Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia, Aaron Schock of Illinois, Ann Wagner of Missouri and Renee Ellmers of North Carolina.
