Thanks to everyone for helping make March 2 such a special night.  Thanks to all the volunteers and voters.  You were a tremendous grassroots army.

Our huge victory at the polls shows that the people of District 12 know that I am fighting for them everyday in Washington.  And that’s exactly what I’ll keep doing.

So to everyone out there in District 12: thank you for your support.  This is your moment, this is your victory.

Now let’s get back to fighting for our conservative values in Washington.

Thank you,

Kay

Welcome to the Official Kay Granger Website! This is the place to come for information on Congresswoman Granger as she leads the fight in Washington against the expansion of government, taxes and spending.

Check back often for commentaries and news updates about how Congresswoman Granger is fighting for your conservative values in Washington.

Because U.S. Rep. Kay Granger helps control the purse strings for both the Defense Department and the State Department, it should not be surprising that Gen. David Petraeus might want to sit down with her to discuss operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the turmoil of the Middle East.

Except it was surprising to Granger, who is used to sharing her time with the U.S. Central Command leader with other congressmen.

“Astounding,” the Fort Worth Republican said after her one-hour meeting with Petraeus on Wednesday. “To say I was honored is an understatement.”

In a wide-ranging discussion with the four-star general, they covered the “surge” of troops to Afghanistan this year and their withdrawal, the importance of Pakistan, the danger of al Qaeda in Yemen and the American public’s appetite for more war. Granger, in fact, offered Petraeus advice for his scheduled speech next week in Dallas before the World Affairs Council.

“People are weary of war,” she said. “It’s been a long time, and there has been a lot of death. Americans are not as supportive as they were when we first went to Afghanistan. People always want to support our troops, but he needs to make the case” for Afghanistan.

Granger said Petraeus assuaged her concerns that U.S. troops would begin automatically withdrawing in July 2011, a date given by President Barack Obama.

Petraeus made clear, though, that progress in Afghanistan would be hard and costly, she said. “It will get worse before it gets better,” she said he told her.

But, she said, he also told her that when the Iraqi surge started, “Iraq was in much worse condition than Afghanistan is today.”

According to a CBS News poll, 54% disapprove and only 36% approve.

I’m not surprised. The American people know that we can’t lower the cost of health care by creating mandates and fines. And the American people know that we have too much government involvement in health care already. The answer to health care reform comes from common sense ideas I’ve been pushing in Congress for years, like providing tax incentives to families to buy and own their own health care.

Obamacare is bad medicine. And the American people know it. That’s why I am continuing to fight against it in Washington.

Really? I checked and found out that the Democratic health care bill includes:

1032 mentions of the word “require”
121 mentions of the word “penalty”
and 254 mentions of the word “tax”

Make no mistake about it: the bill that I fought against and that I continue to fight against will put huge new burdens, taxes and mandates on every citizen and every business in this country.

I am sick of all the Democrats’ government bailouts that haven’t
delivered on their big promises. I just learned about Democrat
Congressman Barney Frank’s new proposal today that includes both more
bloated bureaucracy and another new czar. It is called the Barney
Frank Bailout Bill and it smells exactly like all the other reckless
spending legislation Nancy Pelosi is pushing through Congress these
days.

You may not have heard about this bill yet. But the Democrats are
determined to pass it so I wanted to make sure you’re aware. As with
the government taking over our health care, this bill will take over
your personal finances. It is over 1200 pages long and creates a
permanent $200 billion bailout fund for financial lending institutions
which you will pay for in the form of fees handed down by your bank.

The czar created in this legislation will decide what credit products
you should be able to choose from. The legislation could increase
interest rates by 1.5% and will cost over 1 million jobs. Unless you
are a trial lawyer or a Washington bureaucrat there aren’t too many
upsides for consumers.
As always, please feel free to contact me on this issue or any others.

And please know that I am fighting hard against this expansion of government.

Sincerely,

Kay

What I found was surprising:

According to Recovery.gov, $191,727,818 in stimulus money has been spent in the 12th district to “create or save” 625.5 jobs at a cost of $306,764 per job. But that’s not all. Recovery.gov also reports 30 jobs were “saved or created” in Texas’ 91^stcongressional district. 45 jobs were saved for $3,659,964 in district 58, and 1 job was saved in the 68th district for $310,963. The problem is there are only 32 congressional districts in Texas.

When asked to explain why the stimulus information listed congressional districts that don’t exist, Ed Pound, spokesman for Recovery.gov, said, “Who knows, man?  Who really knows?”

How can we expect the administration to lead our economy into recovery when they take credit for spending $14,717,592 in congressional districts that don’t even exist?

Sincerely,

Kay

“By signing this brief, my colleagues and I are reiterating our support for the existing rights we, as Americans, hold to be sacred, and reminding the Supreme Court of those rights. The Second Amendment applies to all Americans. The government should respect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens throughout our country, regardless of where they live.”

Here are the details of the House Democrats’ plan that Kay opposes:

• $1.05 trillion total cost and 729.5 billion in tax hikes;
• The creation of a Health Choices Commissioner – code words for a Health Care Czar;
• Groups like ACORN, Planned Parenthood eligible for grants in bill through Health Care Czar;
• And trial Lawyers receive “whistle blower” provisions creating a great environment to file lawsuits against employers.

Click here and read the plan for yourself and see if you agree with Congresswoman Granger that the House Democrats’ plan is bad medicine for America.