Press Releases
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| 10/4/11 | REP NUGENT: “THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT RESULTS” |
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| 8/2/11 | REP. NUGENT ANNOUNCES TOWN HALL MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE 5TH DISTRICT |
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| 5/26/11 | Rep. Rich Nugent Successfully Offers Veterans Amendment to Defense Authorization Bill |
Jul 21 2011
U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent firm on no-tax pledge
Scan the list of candidates who signed conservative activist Grover Norquist's pledge against new taxes and you'll find the name of a freshman congressman from Spring Hill.
Now, as lawmakers wrangle over the debt limit, Rep. Rich Nugent is sticking to the "Taxpayer Protection Pledge."
Any plan to solve the impasse and raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling must not raise taxes, Nugent said.
"That's a non-starter," he said Wednesday.
Nugent was among the House members who voted Tuesday night for the GOP's "cut, cap and balance" plan that would raise the debt ceiling but also impose strict caps on all future federal spending and make it significantly tougher to raise taxes.
Read more here.
Articles
Videos
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| 7/29/11 | Mr. President, How About a Balanced Budget Approach? |
| 7/28/11 | 11-28-07 - Floor Speech - Debt Ceiling Rule. |
| 7/27/11 | A True American Hero |
| 7/22/11 | Nugent Calls For A Balanced Budget Amendment |
| 7/13/11 | Rich Calls for Blocking the War in Libya |
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| 6/23/11 | Nugent DOD Spending Bill Speech |
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| 5/13/11 | WH Decision A Slap in the Face To Law Enforcement |
| 5/12/11 | Rule Debate For Intel Authorization Bill |
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| 4/5/11 | Congressman Paul Ryan Video |
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| 3/11/11 | Nugent on Fox "Congress Isn't A Career" |