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
people able benefits
We have so many people retiring that we do not have enough people paying into the system to be able to provide the benefits for those collecting those benefits.
bills way emergencies
Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great.
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.
police tools illegal
Without the right tools, we can't police our markets from illegal trade.
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.
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.
united-states significant congress
Madam Speaker, before being elected to Congress, I ran a manufacturing business that did a significant percentage of our sales outside the United States.
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.
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.
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.
oil scandal months
The Iraqi Free Press, which did not exist 18 months ago because there was no such thing as the Iraqi Free Press, broke a story about the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal, which could potentially turn out to be the largest scandal in history.
suicide house enemy
Guantanamo Bay houses enemy combatants ranging from terrorist trainers and recruiters to bomb makers, would-be suicide bombers, and terrorist financiers.
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.