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Posted by
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January 23, 2012
House Republicans are hosting a digital fact check and social Q&A GOP.gov/SOTU in response to President Obama’s State of the Union (SOTU) message tomorrow night. Here’s what we have in store and how you can participate:
Republicans will be talking about House-passed bills that would create a better environment for private-sector job growth, and highlighting how the president’s policies have only made our economy worse. Click here to add tomorrow’s event to your calendar, and if you haven’t already, check out our promo video for GOP.gov/SOTU and share it with your friends. We look forward to hearing from you!
Posted by
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November 15, 2011
Today, Congressman Boehner called in to Brian Thomas’ Morning Show on Cincinnati’s 55 KRC-AM to discuss Congressional Republicans’ efforts to find common ground with House and Senate Democrats in discussions to address Washington’s out-of-control spending and job-crushing debt. Boehner reiterated his hope that the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction will come to an agreement that will encourage a better environment for private-sector job growth by stopping Washington’s spending binge, addressing our growing debt, reforming unsustainable entitlement programs, and fixing the tax code. Boehner warned that it is time for Congress to “get our job done” and come to an agreement now “on how we are going to take the next stop to solve our debt and deficit problems.”
Listen to Rep. Boehner and Brian Thomas here:
“If it were easy, Congress over the last two decades would have dealt with this problem instead of kicking the can down the road. The fact is that it’s hard to get two groups of people, who have two very different ideas about what the size and scope of the federal government should be, to come to an agreement. I can tell you that the 12 members, Democrats and Republicans - from the House and the Senate - have worked very diligently trying to come to an agreement but they’re not there yet. I expect I will be having conversations with them again today to try to push this peanut up the mountain with our nose.”
“Well [Democratic leaders] do want revenue and we think if we were reform our tax code – both the business tax code and personal tax code – and bring rates down, and clear out all the exemptions and garbage, that we can create more economic growth and put more revenue on the table. Republicans are willing to do that. But we aren’t going to do that unless the Democrats are willing to work with us on meaningful changes to our entitlement programs to make sure they are sustainable for the long term.”
Posted by
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April 29, 2011
While Democrats have made false claims about the GOP plan, their strategy to scare senior citizens isn’t working. Republicans were ready to engage their constituents during this two-week district work period and ready to answer questions about our plan. In fact, when Republicans explain how our plan preserves and protects Medicare, the response has been favorable. For example:
Under the GOP plan, there will be no changes and no disruptions to benefits for Americans over the age of 55, and future beneficiaries will have access to the same kinds of options as Members of Congress. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tells the story of a Wisconsin townhall where Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) explained the facts about the GOP plan to his constituents:
In contrast, the facts show that the President’s plan will ultimately guarantee deep and painful Medicare cuts for seniors:
For more details on the GOP plan to protect and preserve Medicare, please visit http://budget.house.gov/fy2012budget/ today.
Posted by
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March 22, 2011
President Obama's congressional campaign arm is out today accusing Republicans of proposing “radical benefit cuts” to programs like Social Security when - in fact - it is the president's own budget that by doing nothing would lead to “radical benefit cuts” for seniors and future retirees, while piling more debt onto the backs of our kids and grandkids. Is this President Obama's idea of an “adult conversation?” Consider: President Obama's budget proposal fails to address our job-crushing debt-crisis and ignores the need to protect entitlement programs for future generations...
But doing nothing to protect and preserve America's biggest entitlement programs will itself lead to automatic benefit cuts for seniors and future retirees...
At a time when Washington is already borrowing 42 cents for every dollar it spends, Politico reports that “[e]ighty-one percent of those surveyed for a Washington Post-ABC News poll... said they think that if no changes are made to Social Security, the program will be in trouble.” And they're right. So while the president's political arm pitches misleading attacks and the White House pushes a status quo budget plan that would guarantee future benefit cuts, House Republicans have pledged to lead where the president has failed and introduce a budget that addresses our job-crushing debt crisis. Failing to address our debt crisis means more uncertainty for our small businesses who create jobs, and more uncertainty for every American who counts on programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Without a real plan to protect these programs, they simply won’t be there for future generations. And that’s unacceptable.
Posted by
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September 09, 2010
It’s been more than a year and a half since an “unusual arrangement” gave special treatment to union retirees of bankrupt Delphi Corporation. Still, despite numerous Congressional inquiries, the Obama Administration refuses to answer questions about its role in the process that led government-owned General Motors – the recipient of more than $60 billion in taxpayer bailout funds – to pick up the pensions of union retirees in full while salaried retirees were left to face a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in expected benefits.
Congressman Boehner greets members of the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association in his West Chester office. More than 20,000 salaried retirees – including hundreds who call Ohio’s Eighth Congressional District home – have still not received answers from the Obama Administration as to why they were unfairly treated in Delphi’s bankruptcy proceedings. Over the past year and a half, Boehner has helped lead the efforts in Congress to shine a light on the government’s handling of the process. Most recently, Boehner and Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) requested that the independent, non-partisan Government Accountability Office conduct an investigation into the issue. In a statement following the official request, Boehner said the following:
The GAO’s findings are expected sometime at the beginning of the next year. In the meantime, House Republicans are offering a number of common-sense solutions right now to cut down on government meddling in the private sector and help put Americans back to work. These Boehner-backed proposals include a plan to end the bailouts and get the government out of the business of running private business once and for all, and a ‘no-cost jobs plan’ to boost our economy and help manufacturers and small businesses start hiring again. To read more, click here. |
