Chris Chocola
Chris Chocola
Joseph Christopher "Chris" Chocolais an American businessman and former politician. He served as president of the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative 5014 organization, from 2009 through the end of 2014. A member of the Republican Party, Chocola served in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007, representing Indiana's 2nd congressional district...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 February 1962
CountryUnited States of America
opportunity government pet
The government needs to help those in need, but members of Congress shouldn't take advantage of the situation and use a national tragedy as an opportunity to spend taxpayer dollars on their pet projects.
government agency understanding
Prior to the PATRIOT Act, the ability of government agencies to share information with each other was limited, which kept investigators from fully understanding what terrorists might be planning and to prevent their attacks.
believe government situation
I believe the only measure of government response shouldn't be how much we spend on a situation, but rather how well we spend.
agency government years
Every year the Federal Government wastes billions of dollars as a result of overpayments of government agencies, misuse of government credit cards, abuse of the Federal entitlement programs, and the mismanagement of the Federal bureaucracy.
believe compound congress disaster duty ensure fiscal government katrina national natural reign spending time
Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is our duty to ensure that we reign in other government spending in any event, and especially in this time of national emergency.
access across business care doctors driving frivolous insurance lawsuits rates
Frivolous lawsuits and skyrocketing insurance rates are driving doctors out of business and threatening access to care across America.
dependence energy foreign instead move resources sources utilize
We need to move away from our dependence on foreign sources of energy, and instead utilize the energy resources we have right here at home.
cutting issues impact
Like my colleagues, I did about 10 to 15 town hall meetings on this issue; and what I found is people came with a sincere interest to learn, a sincere interest to cut through the rhetoric and understand how this Medicare bill impacts them in their daily lives.
september-11 needs aftermath
Legislation passed in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 enhanced our intelligence capabilities and strengthened our national defense, but until now our nation's immigration policies have not adapted to the needs of a post-September 11th world.
jobs people growth
Time and again we have learned that the best way to achieve growth and create jobs is for hardworking people to keep more of their own money in their own pockets.
challenges refuse solutions
We are a nation that seeks out solutions and refuses to ignore challenges.
offering care return
By offering individuals ownership and control of their health care coverage, we return control to the patients; and that is exactly where it should be.
arguing ownership force
And I would argue the second greatest force in the universe is ownership.
believe ideas security-systems
I believe it's time to put our best ideas on the table and work toward a bipartisan solution, with the single goal of leaving the Social Security system stronger than we found it.