Congressman Thomas J. Rooney

02/10/12

Rooney: Constitution, Not President’s Whims, Protects Right to Free Exercise of Religion

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) today issued the following statement after President Obama offered an “accommodation” to his Administration’s recent decision to force religious institutions – like...

02/10/12

Rooney Welcomes 380 New Jobs to Charlotte County

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) today issued the following statement after food distributor Cheney Brothers Inc. announced it would begin construction in 2012-13 on a 250,000-square-feet distribution...

02/09/12

Rooney Votes to Strengthen Laws Banning Congressional Insider Trading

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. Rooney is a cosponsor...

02/08/12

The Ag Minute: EPA's Sue & Settle Strategy Makes for Bad Agriculture Policy

Washington, D.C. – This week during The Ag Minute, guest host U.S. Representative Tom Rooney discusses the Environmental Protection Agency’s growing trend of developing public policy through lawsuit settlements, a...

02/07/12

Rooney Video: Obama HHS Forcing Catholics to Sacrifice Conscience

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) today spoke on the House floor regarding the Obama Administration’s recent decision to force religious institutions to provide free coverage of contraceptive,...

02/07/12

Rooney Announces Launch of Congressional Lupus Caucus

Caucus will work in collaboration with Lupus Foundation of America to Advance Lupus Awareness Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Tom Rooney (R-FL), William Keating (D-MA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and Jim...

02/03/12

Rooney Statement on January Unemployment Report

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) issued the following statement on the January jobs report: “America’s job creators and our workforce deserve tremendous credit for the job gains they’ve...

02/02/12

Rooney Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Fast and Furious

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) today cosponsored a resolution calling for a special prosecutor to investigate Operation Fast and Furious, the botched Justice Department gun-running program that...

01/12/12

Debt Exceeds GDP

12/14/11

House Votes for Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation

11/10/11

Honoring the Service and Sacrifice of Our Veterans