Columns

Surely another Christmas is not about to pass, although the calendar would disagree.
    Time flies when you’re having fun is the old saying. But once you get past a certain age, well, time just flies anyway.
    “So, this is Christmas,” John Lennon wrote. “And what have you done? Another year older; another year gone.”
    But the rest of the song is not as depressing as all that; nor should    we be about the passing of yet another year.

As I travel the 5th District, it is clear that the policies handed down from Washington have very real and very negative impacts on small businesses, families, and individuals throughout our district. There is perhaps no more visible indication of the impact these policies have than the unemployment report released by the Department of Labor each month.

Right now, no one wants to think much about the 2016 presidential race. But to the extent that it is discussed, one name always pops up: Hillary Clinton.
    Most Democrats believe that Hillary could more or less have the nomination for asking if she chooses to run. But that’s a long way off, and if she never seeks another office or another government post, it’s time to honor this incredible American woman.

By Congressman Robert Hurt

Keeping in touch with the people of Virginia’s 5th District is very important to us and one of the ways in which we stay in touch is by filming a video address at the end of each month. Please visit our website at hurt.house.gov to view our November Monthly Video Address and you may read the address below: