Congressman Scott Garrett represents New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Sworn in to the 108th Congress on January 7, 2003, Scott serves as a member of the House Financial Services and Budget Committees. He is a member of both the Financial Services Oversight and Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittees. Serving in his second term in Congress, Scott is working to strengthen America's future. Faced with unprecedented challenges around the world and here at home, Scott is fighting to strengthen our economy, win the war on terrorism, secure our homeland and improve the quality of life for every New Jerseyan. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2008 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Last week, the House considered a massive housing bailout bill. This legislation would force our nation's hardworking taxpayers to insure up to $300 billion in new mortgages to bailout our nation's banking... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett/2008/05/10/expecting_taxpayers_to_foot_the_bill_for_massive_housing_program_is_no_solution c5ade531-899f-40cf-bf89-b036706b2313 Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT This week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee is expected to address the Democrats proposal for the President's "Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief," otherwise known as PEPFAR. At first glance this legislation... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett/2008/02/26/the_democrat's_pepfar_goes_too_far 7878eab9-db09-4465-bf85-92b92f8e2c32 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:10:48 GMT For the survivors of the tragic bridge collapse in Minnesota and for the families and friends of those who perished when that bridge plunged 60 feet down into the Mississippi River, that day will not soon be forgotten. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett/2007/08/24/lessons_to_be_learned b20f4401-3e0a-4713-ba8d-e59d703272a0 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:32:04 GMT The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved a $160 billion entitlement explosion, a $53 billion tax hike, relaxed rules for illegal immigrant access to federal benefits, and a package of Medicare cuts. With... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett/2007/08/07/this_entitlement_will_sink_us 5b4b07f0-755e-4491-bb69-cf94aa300050 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:16:02 GMT The men and women who wear the uniform sacrifice their lives, comfort, and safety to fight for the continued security of our democracy. While Americans back home in the United States benefit from our nation's freedom,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett/2007/07/06/supporting_our_service_members 30fc14a7-28a5-429d-9e96-257ac861b8d0 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:36:39 GMT House Republicans have been working hard to fight for the American taxpayer. As you may know, we recently stood firm and forced the new House leadership to stick by their promises of transparency and accountability in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett/2007/06/26/earmark_reform_a_victory_for_taxpayers 1b13fcae-0103-4ef5-b908-fac921a16590 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:44:43 GMT Last week, I was sorely disappointed that the House of Representatives failed to pass the most commonsense of bills - the Defense Spending Report Card Act. If there was ever an example of what is wrong with Washington http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett/2006/12/15/defense_spending_accountability__smarter_for_taxpayers,_safer_for_troops bcb30012-f0f8-4740-b00f-8ba07f55ecb7 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:30:12 GMT On July 12th, Hezbollah guerillas killed three Israeli soldiers and kidnapped another two, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev. All the while Hezbollah continued to launch rockets at civilian targets in Northern Israel.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett/2006/10/03/united_nations'_credibility_on_the_line c6be79f6-52cc-4d70-86fa-b17af6fc1ed2 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT The people I represent in the Fifth District of New Jersey remember all too well the events of September 11, 2001. Living in the shadows of the former World Trade Center as well as three major airports, the second... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ScottGarrett/2006/09/14/keeping_american_ports_secure__good_news_on_the_homeland_security_front d49c13c5-bf9b-481e-8d1a-0367e5fdd82a Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:00:25 GMT