Ohio in particular has been battered by the recession, suffering from a double-digit unemployment rate for more than a year and struggling with a gaping budget deficit. US News & World Report recently covered a letter signed by 100 economists who have an idea – they say Democrats’ “economic stimulus has failed and that ‘immediate action is needed to rein in federal spending’” to create new jobs.
Congressman John Boehner, who is leading the charge for reforms that will jumpstart the economy in Ohio and across the country, told The Michael Medved Show yesterday that “it’s time to cut spending.” But Democrats aren’t listening. They’ve even canceled the budget for the year. Here’s Boehner:
BOEHNER: “Listen, I ran a small business, I met a payroll, I understand about having a budget. And when times are tough it’s more important to have a budget, not less. And here the Democrats are, they have no budget. They have no plan to control spending, no plan to create jobs, nothing. And what they did last week in this supplemental spending bill for our troops was they ‘deemed’ the budget passed. They didn’t pass a budget, they just ‘deemed’ a budget to have passed so they can continue to spend and continue to borrow.” [LISTEN]
BOEHNER: “It’s time to cut spending.” [LISTEN]
Instead, as John noted in post for TownHall.com, Democrats are focused on attacking Republicans and ramping up the same kind of “stimulus” spending that’s already failed us:
“Last week, President Obama traveled all the way to Racine, Wisconsin – a city suffering from 14 percent unemployment – and used his time there to talk about me. Of course, it’s easier for the president to attack Republicans than it is to come up with new excuses for his broken promises and failing policies. …
“The ‘stimulus’ focused on expanding government, not creating private-sector jobs. In fact, since February 2009, more than three million jobs have been lost in the private sector, but more than 400,000 federal government jobs have been added. That’s not a recipe for recovery, and the American people continue to ask: ‘Where are the jobs?’ …
“Our economy will ultimately recover, but it will do so because of the hard work and entrepreneurship of the American people, not more wasteful Washington spending. Republicans have proposed better solutions to cut spending now, help small businesses create jobs, and get our economy back on track. Less spending, more jobs – it’s that simple.”
Families and small businesses in our district, our state, and our country face serious challenges – challenges that require real leadership. Boehner knows what it takes to cut government spending and create new private sector jobs – he has experience with both – and he’s working hard to make those reforms a reality.
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READ MORE:
- Boehner Exposes Democrats’ Backroom “Scheme & Deem” Spending Plan (6/29/10)
- Boehner: Canceling the Budget is a “Colossal Failure of Leadership” (6/23/10)
- Democrats Propose Middle Class Tax Hikes to Fuel Budget-Less Spending Binge (6/22/10)
- Obama Kicks Off “Recovery Summer” By Kicking Workers Off the Job (6/18/10)
- Boehner Presses White House to Ensure BP Pays for Gulf Cleanup, Cut Spending (6/10/10)
Couldn’t agree more, Mr. Boehner. Go get ‘em. People who promise us more spending are missing the whole point of the Tea Party movement. We don’t want more promises and more spending. We want less government.