Eric Cantor is a fifth-term congressman representing the Seventh District of Virginia. He recently won re-election to Congress in November 2008.
In November 2008, Eric was elected to serve as the Republican Whip. Eric also holds a seat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has direct jurisdiction over taxes, trade, Social Security, Medicare, prescription drugs for seniors, health care and welfare reform.
He serves as Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. The task force is composed of Members of Congress who study the threat of international terrorism on the United States and develop policy proposals and legislative recommendations regarding the fight against terrorism.
Eric Cantor is a lifelong resident of the Richmond area. He got his start in politics as a student at George Washington University by interning for Congressman Tom Bliley in Bliley’s Washington office and serving as a driver on Bliley’s first re-election campaign. Eric received his law degree from The College of William and Mary and his Master’s degree from Columbia University in New York.
While in New York, Eric met his wife Diana and brought her back to Virginia. The Cantors have three children, Evan, who is currently attending college, and Jenna and Michael, both of whom attend Henrico County Public Schools.
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
A Veteran Who Has Earned the Right to Display Old Glory
by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)Many of you have been following the dispute between a 90 year old Medal of Honor recipient and his homeowners association about flying the American flag. If you haven’t, you can read about it in the Richmond Times Dispatch here.
Col. Van T. Barfoot, a resident of Richmond, Virginia, is a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam who begins his day by raising the flag in his front yard. This seems simple enough, a man who has sacrificed so much raising the flag he risked his life to defend around the world, yet the dispute continued.
In response, Congressman Buck McKeon (CA-25) of the Armed Services Committee and I introduced a resolution to ensure that ANY of the 72 Congressional Medal of Honor winners can fly the American flag outside their homes at any time. Interestingly, minutes later the homeowners association announced that they would let him proceed.
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Obama’s Economy: Stop the Madness
by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)The Democrats’ disconnect with kitchen table issues and the reality faced by families, workers, and small businesses is growing more evident by the minute. The reckless agenda being pushed by Speaker Pelosi, President Obama, and many Democrats on Capitol Hill is not helping struggling Americans and small business job creators – but it is hurting our country. Their agenda continues to expand the reach of government, increase the deficit to alarming levels, and require even more money from foreign countries. On everything from spending to cap-and-trade to card check, jobs and fiscal responsibility have taken a back seat.
This disconnect will reach new heights next week as the President and Speaker Pelosi prepare to fly to Copenhagen to promote job killing cap & trade legislation as unemployment continues to rise and the deficit continues to soar here at home. Cap and Trade is a tax raising scheme that some wrongly believe can reduce carbon emissions. It starts with the misguided belief that Washington can identify a commodity, assess its value and charge people for its use. That is contrary to the America many of us believe in, and contrary to the reality that free markets should determine the price of commodities.
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