The new Congress is getting things done for the American people, and in this week's Republican address, House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) ticks off some of the progress made in the first seven months, including: 

• The first real entitlement reform in nearly two decades, which is on track to save taxpayers $2.9 trillion; 
• The first 10-year balanced budget blueprint since 2001; and 
• New tools to fight human trafficking; improve veterans' care; and advance free trade and American jobs.

She also ticks off some items Congress is working on, saying that “we are just getting started”: 

• Fixing the VA to help veterans get the care they need it when they need it; 
• Accelerating the discovery, development, and delivery of life-saving cures; and
• Education reform so that every child has a chance to go to great schools no matter where they're from. 

For more, watch the address in English and Spanish, and check out these headlines: 

• “GOP touts productive legislative record… In their own video, Republicans boasted of their legislative record in the latest session of Congress… Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, ticked off Saturday a list of legislative accomplishments, including enacting Medicare reform, expiring bulk collection of phone data, ensuring Congress has some say in approving the recently negotiated Iran nuclear deal, and adding more resources to fight human trafficking. …  She went on to list bills still on the agenda, including legislation to reform education standards, modernize the VA system, and change the federal government's role in biomedical research and funding.” (CBS News)
• “GOP rep: Congress ‘just getting started’ on progress.  Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) on Saturday touted her party’s recent legislative efforts, promising the GOP-led Congress would keep improving life for everyday Americans. …. McMorris Rodgers praised Congress for its efforts against human trafficking, improving care for military veterans and advancing U.S. trading abroad. …  She said improving the Veterans’ Affairs system and medical solutions are coming moves in the future.  ‘Of course, we have much more to do,’ McMorris Rodgers said. ‘Dozens of effective solutions to deliver you real results are in the works.’” (The Hill)
•  “GOP: 7 months into a Republican-controlled Congress and 'we're just getting started.’  The first seven months of a new Republican-controlled Congress have ended, and House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., wants Americans to know the GOP is just beginning its work to provide solutions for the American people.  McMorris Rodgers provided a list of things the GOP is happy to have accomplished, including ending the bulk collection of phone data, enacting some entitlement reforms, and passing the first balanced budget plan to make it through both chambers since 2001.” (Washington Examiner)
• “McMorris Rodgers: GOP-Controlled Congress 'Just Getting Started'… A GOP-controlled Congress in just seven months has enacted entitlement reform, balanced the budget, improved veterans' care, protected phone data privacy and ensured a congressional say in an Iran nuclear deal, but is ‘just getting started,’ Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Saturday. … Still, there's ‘much more to do,’ she said, including bills to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of life-saving innovations; reduce the power of the federal government in education; and modernize the VA system.” (Newsmax)

And for more good news, take a look at this supercut of the first half of 2015:

- See more at: http://www.speaker.gov/video/weekly-address-what-progress-looks?Source=GovD#sthash.6UB7Ndro.dpuf

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