Jobs & Economy
As an entrepreneur and small business owner for more than thirty years, I am committed to growing our economy and bringing jobs to California’s 23rd District. In Congress, I am working to eliminate wasteful spending, cut the red tape holding back small businesses, and lower taxes to encourage job growth. Now more than ever, we must find bipartisan solutions to rebuild our economy, address the root causes of income inequality, and help get employees back to work.
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Over the past several weeks, the Biden administration has laid out the first pieces of its new agenda for the American people, including the promise of a $15 federal minimum wage.
This is one of many proposals taken from the "California model," and it has noble intentions – to address income inequality and make sure that no American working 40 hours a week lives below the poverty line.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) voted No today on the partisan $1.9 trillion stimulus bill proposed by the administration. Even after significant changes were made to cut pork barrel projects and minimum wage hikes from the bill in the U.S.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) fought to protect the rights of independent contractors against controversial restrictions in the PRO Act that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today, proposing an amendment that would have struck a provision of the bill that dramatically narrows opportunities for independent workers and speaking against the bill on the House floor.
U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (CA-08) has named Apple Valley small business owner Rachel Tonyan as “Business Owner of the Month” for her service to the California 8th District community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) voted against the job killing stimulus bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. The package is one of the largest spending bills to be enacted in the history of Congress, but unfortunately only 9 percent of spending goes towards fighting the coronavirus pandemic.The other 91 percent of the package is appropriated for relief and stimulus spending at a rate that puts the economy in danger of overheating.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) sponsored a resolution requiring accounting of unspent COVID-19 stimulus funds this week in a move to support businesses and families still awaiting desperately needed COVID-19 aid. He discussed the resolution at a roundtable meeting of his Small Business Advisory Committee on Tuesday focused on changes still needed to rebuild California’s 8th District economy.
U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (R- Hesperia) was awarded positions on the U.S. House of Representatives Committees on Natural Resources, Budget, and Science, Space and Technology this week, in addition to his leadership role as the freshman class representative to the House Republican Policy Committee. As a member of these committees, Congressman Obernolte will be in a unique position to defend the vast public lands that make up California’s 8th District, control federal spending, and take on major issues such as technology policy reform and digital privacy.