Eric Cantor - U.S. Congressman

By: Eric Cantor
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Published: August 17, 2012

This past weekend, Mitt Romney chose the commonwealth to introduce my good friend and colleague, Rep. Paul Ryan, as his vice-presidential running mate. I was proud to welcome them to the Richmond region during a stop at Homemades by Suzanne, one of the many successful small businesses … Read More

By Rep. Eric Cantor
The Virginian-Pilot
August 10, 2012

A new word has entered this year’s political debate – “sequester.” This is Washington budget-speak for across-the-board spending cuts.

When these dangerous cuts go into effect Jan. 2, the U.S. will be heading toward its smallest military since before World War II, and Virginia could be left … Read More

The Obama administration has had more than 400 regulations under review that cost the economy $100 million or more

By Eric Cantor
U.S. News and World Report
July 26, 2012

Small businesses are caught in a riptide of red tape. The overwhelming onslaught of rules and regulations coming from Washington is making it nearly impossible to start … Read More

Op Ed in Richmond Times Dispatch
April 18, 2012

Talking to people across Virginia, I am hearing the same message: They want to see a strong economy and job creation. While we’ve seen some signs that the economy is beginning to grow again, it’s not moving at the rate needed to get our friends and neighbors … Read More

Originally published in The Washington Post

Our country is facing two related but separate crises. The first is the federal government’s debt crisis, the result of decades of fiscal mismanagement by both political parties as well as unsustainable entitlement commitments. The second is the jobs crisis, which has resulted in painful levels of … Read More

Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan
USA Today

Our Constitution has endured the passage of time with remarkably few changes, being amended just 27 times in 223 years. Unfortunately, America’s debt limit has not been nearly so stable. Since World War II, Congress has increased the limit on the national … Read More

Culpeper Star-Exponent

Your government is a fiscal train wreck. It is over $14 trillion in debt and borrows nearly 40 cents of every dollar that it spends. Before us lie two divergent paths: one defined by crushing debt, slow growth and diminished opportunity; and one defined by achievement, innovation and American leadership. We stand at a … Read More

Richmond Times-Dispatch
By Rep. Eric Cantor
February 26, 2011

America is at a tipping point, and Republicans have begun to take action.

Last week, the House passed unprecedented legislation reducing discretionary spending this fiscal year by more than $100 billion. In addition, we made clear that our long-term budget, to be unveiled in the spring, will address … Read More

Originally published on October 24, 2010 in The Richmond Times-Dispatch by Eric Cantor

How do we lead America forward? The Nov. 2 midterm election, above all else, is a choice between two divergent philosophies.

On the one hand, there’s the path pursued over the past two years by President Obama and his supporters in Congress. It’s a … Read More

Originally published in Politico
By: Rep. Eric Cantor
October 13, 2010 12:20 AM EDT

House Republicans took an unprecedented stand in March, imposing an immediate moratorium on earmarks for the remainder of the Congress. Yet, because the governing rules of one Congress cannot bind the next, this moratorium will expire on Jan. 3, 2011. I do not believe that … Read More