U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) and U.S. Rep. John Delaney (MD-06) issued statements in response to the findings reported by the Wall Street Journal that the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is hastily advancing the designation assessment of certain asset management companies, including Fidelity Investments and BlackRock Inc. Ross, Delaney, and 39 other bipartisan Members sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Lew and FSOC on April 10, 2014 warning about the perils of these hasty decision...
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Ross Cites Examples of Bipartisan Cooperation on Capitol Hill By Bill Rufty THE LEDGER Published: Friday, April 11, 2014 at 11:20 p.m. BARTOW | Congress, while still labeled as do-nothing and confrontational by some, has shown some bipartisan cooperation this year, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross told members of the Polk County Ross, a Lakeland Republican seeking election to a third term in the U.S. House, said when he first arrived in Washington at the beginning of his term in 2011, the polarization was ...
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15), U.S. Rep. John Delaney (MD-06), and 39 of their Republican and Democrat colleagues strongly urged Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to exercise caution before utilizing the Office of Financial Research’s (OFR) flawed study on the asset management industry. Using this flawed study as a baseline for regulations could hinder Americans’ ability to invest their money and save for the future with the help of an asset manage...
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) issued the following statement in support of the House-passed budget, H. Con. Res. 96: “Every day we have a choice to make. Will Congress continue to recklessly spend the taxpayer’s money, or will we choose to create and follow a plan that chips away at our $17 trillion debt so that we don’t pass it on to our children? Today, we responsibly chose to create a plan. I’m pleased to support this one that reforms government, cuts $5.1 trillion in spending, and balances t...
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) was honored by the American Conservative Union (ACU) and named an “ACU Conservative” for his consistent voting record that supports limited government, lower taxes, and strong families. His statement is below: “Every day, Floridians are working hard to earn a paycheck to feed their families. The federal government currently takes about 25 percent of their earnings in taxes. As if that’s not enough, the government keeps adding to its debt tab, which now stands at mor...
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Washington Examiner By Mark Flatten March 31, 2014 Black columns run vertically down 700 pages, devoid of any information about the federal workers who spent thousands of hours doing union work while on the government payroll. This is what the U.S. Department of Agriculture considers public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. In the name of protecting employees’ privacy, USDA withheld their names, duty stations, job titles, pay grades and salaries. It even deleted names of the union...
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) and U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA-11) sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, Katherine Archuleta, to request a report on the number of hours spent by federal employees conducting union business on official time during Fiscal Year 2012 (October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012). “Since taxpayers pay the salary of all federal employees, they have a right to know how much of their money is used for conducting union business while on the clock,” s...
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) participated in the House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Why Debt Matters.” His opening statement is below: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this important hearing. “In these discussions, we toss around a lot of numbers. Like the fact that our country is $17 trillion in debt. But what do these numbers mean for American families? I’ll tell you what they mean. “Young families in Central Florida are struggling and sacrificing to make ends meet under the ...
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) announced today that he is returning $87,789 to the U.S. Treasury from his 2013 office budget. “I am constantly striving to do more with less while continuing to provide Central Floridians with the best constituent services,” said Ross. “I work for the people and using their money wisely is of utmost importance. Ever since I was elected to serve in Congress, I have kept my promise to promote a financially responsible government – both in how I vote as well as how I ...
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Sunshine State News By: Kevin Derby | Posted: March 18, 2014 10:24 AM U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., is handing some of his office budget back to the federal government. Ross announced on Tuesday that he was sending $87,789 from his office budget back to the U.S. Treasury. "I am constantly striving to do more with less while continuing to provide Central Floridians with the best constituent services," said Ross. "I work for the people and using their money wisely is of utmost importance. Ever si...
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