Congressman Boehner held a “tele-town hall” meeting with local residents this morning to take questions and talk about solutions to the challenges facing Ohio and our country. The Fairfield Echo did a quick story on the event, highlighting several of the questions and answers. For example:
ON REPEALING OBAMACARE & STARTING OVER: “Jane in West Chester Twp. pitched the first question: ‘What are the chances that when you guys take over the House, that you can reform the health reform bill that Nancy (Pelosi, current House speaker) put through?’ ‘I guarantee there will be a bill on the floor that will repeal the healthcare bill and replace it with common sense reforms,’ Boehner promised, if they indeed take back the House. … He said there is bipartisan support to repeal cuts to Medicare, and if they can’t do away with healthcare reforms, they can cut the funding to hire people to run it. ‘They’re not going to get one dime from us to hire these new federal employees to run this,’ he said.”
>> ALSO SEE: Boehner: GOP Health Care Alternative “Aims at Driving Down Costs” | ObamaCare’s Broken Promises Strengthen the Case for Repeal
ON PREVENTING A JOBS-KILLING NATIONAL ENERGY TAX: “As for cap and trade, he dared it to come back to a Republican-controlled House for approval. ‘If I’m speaker of the House, there’s going to be no bill on the floor that will impose a cap and trade system on our country,’ he said.”
>> ALSO SEE: Boehner, Republicans Unveil American Energy Act | NAM Study: “Cap and Trade” Could Kill 108K Ohio Jobs
ON CUTTING SPENDING TO CREATE NEW JOBS: “In response to another question, he pointed out that about half of the money in the massive federal stimulus plan hasn’t gone out the door. ‘What I’d like to do is stop the stimulus spending that hasn’t occurred yet,’ he said.”
>> ALSO SEE: Boehner: “It’s Time to Cut Spending” to Create New Jobs | Debt Hits $13,000,000,000,000, $42K for Every American
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I have never been more worried about the future of this country as I am today. It gives me comfort to have you as my Rep. Mr. B. I pray for you and General Petraus because I know both of you are doing everything in your power to keep my family safe, healthy and free. God go with you sir as you serve for me in Congress and please take good care of that general who leads my nephew in combat at Kandahar.
God bless you John,
Phyllis Henry
Middltown, Ohio
As a former resident of Ohio and having relatives still living there; Ihave a vested interest in succeeding in Ohio. I am a member of the Tea Party Patriots and have a rally tomorrow to ask people to vote out this liberal mess in Washington. People here in California are energized and ready to vote in “conservative” candidates that respect the rule of law and the constitution. We are mad as hell and not going to take it anymore but our behavior is respectful and peaceful. We are not racists , we are just no longer silent. I respect you and hope you continue to uphold the constitution and remember it’s the peoples money. Can’t wait to assist you with my relatives as much as possible.
Sorry I could not help out on the phone bank today. I am senior citizen and due to health reasons I am limited in my work.