Check your facts, Mr. President
Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) commented on reports that President Obama will attack Republicans on jobs later today in Buffalo, NY:
“Check your facts, Mr. President: Republicans have been at the line of scrimmage on behalf of families and small businesses asking ‘where are the jobs?’ while Washington Democrats keep kicking the ball through the uprights at the wrong end of the field.
“More debt, higher taxes, and bigger government may be President Obama’s idea of a ‘jobs program,’ but it’s hurting our economy and making it harder to put people back to work. Nearly one in ten Americans are now unemployed, despite the Obama Administration’s promise that the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ would keep unemployment below eight percent. Millions have lost their jobs despite the Obama Administration’s promise that the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ would create jobs ‘immediately.’
“Last year, Republicans presented President Obama a no-cost jobs plan focused on helping small businesses put people back to work. Republicans have also invited President Obama to use his authority under the law to cut spending now so we can provide the fiscal discipline economists say is needed to create jobs and grow the economy. He has yet to respond to either of these proposals. Even Democrats are calling out President Obama for being MIA on jobs and wasting taxpayer dollars on ‘stimulus’ programs that don’t work. President Obama needs to start listening to the American people, who want us to work together to stop the out-of-control spending spree and help small businesses create jobs.”
NOTE: Earlier this week, Roll Call reported that House Democrats say President Obama “hasn’t done enough” to make jobs a priority. One Democratic lawmaker referred to the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ as a “fantasy jobs” plan
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